A common theme for the entertainment industry is Man vs. Machine. Whether it's books or movies, people love to pose the question of whether we will survive when machines inevitably try to take over the world.
In I, Robot, people have created robots that help them do everyday things and even working in mail delivery and factories. People become completely dependent on them. When one of these robots breaks one of the "Three Rules of Robotics" and kills a person, it ignites a big issue where the rest of the robots end up attacking the humans.
In Terminator, a robot is sent back in time from a future where robots have taken over the world. It tries to kill the mother of a future revolutionary leader.
In The Matrix, humans are being enslaved and harvested by sentient machines. The machines create the "world as we know it" to pacify the humans.
What these movies are all really trying to ask is...
"How far can we keep advancing technology before it gets ahead of us?"
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Far... forunately. Though we are progressing with great speed, we are nowhere near the age of computers taking over the world.
Yet these robot figures are clearly thirsty for our blood. I mean, how do you explain the invention of the needle?
With this in mind, I think the day will come when machines get ahead of us, but I don't think we will have to worry about that anytime soon.
Well let's take a more specific look at how far those robots were in those movies. In Terminator all of the robots were working for skynet who was created to become superior to the modern day man and technology. The major flaw by the humans? They gave skynet too much power to one being. In the matrix its never defined who struck first, but it seems that the robots won because they turned into scavengers. With the humans blocking the sun they became dependant on the humans for energy. Flaw by the humans? They made the robots think more, which usually leads to more trouble. In I, Robot the robot that killed the man was the newest and most advanced robot during the time. This robot turned out to be the greatest ally that the main character could have. With his help he was able to stop the robots and return peace. Major human success? He wasn't created to be superior or inferior to humans, but as an equal. He could think for himself, decide what to do for himself, and even have dreams which was unheard of. The future robot apocolypse may not be as certain as you think. The only thing that matters is how we design the robots. Superior, inferior, or equal?
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