Fans of 2001: A Space Odyssey can now get their very own replica of HAL 9000, the iconic and murderous robot from Stanley Kubrick’s seminal film. Master Replicas Group has created a new smart speaker ...

This article was written by a human. That's worth mentioning because it's no longer something you can just assume. Artificial intelligence that can mimic conversation, whether written or spoken, has ...

Yesterday, we talked about how AI bad guys have become a bit old hat in our current environment of ChatGPT and Sora, and Character.ai. But as tiresome as many recent iterations of this character have ...

Malevolent robot stories used to be more about brawn than brain — so it was a genuine shock for audiences in 1968 when the sentient HAL-9000 computer calmly said, "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't ...

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