To create drama, there has to be conflict, and the humans in these stories are almost always overwhelmed and outmatched, naturally unable to compete against the machines’ vastly superior intelligence and mechanical strength. Iconic movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Matrix, The Terminator, Ex Machina, and I, Robot, along with television series such as Westworld and Black Mirror, have turned our underlying fears and suspicions into deep-seated and bleak expectations.
