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4 films that show how humans can fortify – or botch – their relationship with AI
The Conversation
25 Sep 2025
Abstract
Artificial intelligence isn’t just a technical challenge. It’s a relationship challenge.
Every time you give a task to AI, whether it’s approving a loan or driving a car, you’re shaping the relationship between humans and AI. These relationships aren’t always static. AI that begins as a simple tool can morph into something far more complicated: a challenger, a companion, a leader, a teammate or some combination thereof.
Movies have long been a testing ground for imagining how these relationships might evolve. From 1980s sci-fi films to today’s blockbusters, filmmakers have wrestled with questions about what happens when humans rely on intelligent machines. These movies aren’t just entertainment; they’re thought experiments that help viewers anticipate challenges that will arise as AI becomes more integrated in daily life.
Drawing on our research into films that depict AI in the workplace, we highlight four portrayals of human–AI relationships – and the lessons they hold for building safer, healthier ones.
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- Title
- 4 films that show how humans can fortify – or botch – their relationship with AI
- Creators
- Murugan Anandarajan - Drexel University, Decision Sciences (and Management Information Systems)Claire Ann Simmers - Saint Joseph's University
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group
- Resource Type
- Newsletter article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Decision Sciences (and Management Information Systems); Bennett S. LeBow College of Business
- Other Identifier
- 991022128852404721