Different Views Of Artificial Intelligence, As Seen On TV

AI is moving out of the niche world of science fiction and into the pop culture mainstream. Here's how sci-fi creators picture the future of artificial brains.

You're probably a science fiction fan these days. Don't think so? Last year, the fastest-growing television show on air was Person of Interest, about an all-seeing supercomputer. This year, Almost Human, which features a faulty robot designed to think and feel like a human, and Intelligence about a human with a literal computer in his brain, have made their debut. And next month, Her, a film about a sentient operating system, might win an Oscar for Best Picture. Sci-fi isn't a niche interest anymore, and one of the bridges that's carried it from obscurity into the mainstream is also increasingly relevant in the tech world: Artificial Intelligence.

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