There is repeated and explicit dialogue reference in the film to the scary and unknown nature of AI. It is put forward as something novel that shouldn’t be meddled with. This is not necessary given the setting, which could easily support sentient robots without having to draw attention to the fact that they’re a case of artificial intelligence, and artificial intelligence is scary and new. Hence bandwagon jumpage.
This all goes back to the old principle of “don’t conjure up what you can’t put down”, which featured prominently in stories about magic. Whether you’re summoning demons or building an AI, the main idea is essentially the same. If you bring about a power greater than your own, you’re at its mercy.
Age of Ultron at the very least gave us the positive example of Vision.
There is repeated and explicit dialogue reference in the film to the scary and unknown nature of AI. It is put forward as something novel that shouldn’t be meddled with. This is not necessary given the setting, which could easily support sentient robots without having to draw attention to the fact that they’re a case of artificial intelligence, and artificial intelligence is scary and new. Hence bandwagon jumpage.
This all goes back to the old principle of “don’t conjure up what you can’t put down”, which featured prominently in stories about magic. Whether you’re summoning demons or building an AI, the main idea is essentially the same. If you bring about a power greater than your own, you’re at its mercy.
Age of Ultron at the very least gave us the positive example of Vision.