<strong>4 movies that will inspire youngsters to explore the world of AI</strong>
Do you get music recommendations when browsing through YouTube or buying recommendations on E-commerce sites? Well, all these are functions of artificial intelligence (AI). Simply put, AI is a branch of computer science that equips machines to think, learn and perform tasks that require human intelligence. Want understand how AI functions? Explore it with these 4 movies.
Ex Machina
Directed by: Alex Garland
Released in: 2015
This is one of the first movies ever to explore the world of AI. Ex Machine revolves around a young programmer named Caleb Smith who gets a once-in-lifetime opportunity to be a part of an innovative and unique scientific experiment. As he gets involved in the mission, Smith gets the chance to interact with an intelligent female humanoid robot and gets attached with her, emotionally. This film explores how AI is a significant part of our future. It had won the Oscars for the Best Visual Effects.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Released in: 1968
Way ahead of its time, this is a futuristic movie that explored the world of AI even before it was officially existent. The plot talks about a lunar mission called the Discovery One that manages to find a monolith on the lunar surface. This is when scientists try to use AI to build a supercomputer that would be able to unravel its mysterious origin. This sci-fi adventure movie touches on the themes of AI versus humans and makes one wonder if AI operated systems could also possibly have feelings, or is it just programmed to simulate them.
Metropolis
Directed by: Rintaro
Released in: 2001
This Japanese animation movie focusses on the fact that humans often use technology to bring about destruction. Shunsaku, a private investigator and his nephew Kenichi chance upon a sinister plan that threatens humanity at large. They come face to face with a mad scientist who helps human traffickers by giving them ready access to powerful AI technology. This movie comes with a moral that technology never harms mankind, rather mankind uses technology to harm their own race.
Her
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Released in: 2013
This sci-fi feel-good movie that had won the Oscars in 2014, explores the human side of technology. The story introduces us with an introvert author named Theodore Twombly who purchases a highly evolved AI system to assist him in writing. However, when he eventually discovers that the system is customised to both learn and adapt as well as exhibit human emotions, he can’t help but fall in love with it. The emotional bonding between the AI system and the writer makes this film a must watch.