Movies where AI is the ‘good guy’

I want ‘White Mirror’ and techno-optimism.

Joshua Dance
3 min readJul 17, 2023

Ryan Hoover asked a fun question on Twitter:

Using AI, I summarized all the replies.

Movies where AI is the good guy:

  1. “Transformers” (Movie series) — AI character: Optimus Prime
  2. “Robot and Frank” (Movie) — AI character: Robot
  3. “Spielberg’s version of Stanley Kubrik’s AI” (Movie) — AI character not specifically mentioned
  4. “Iron Man” from Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie series) — AI character: JARVIS
  5. “Terminator 2” — The T-850 is a reprogrammed Terminator serving as a protector.
  6. “Interstellar” — TARS, the AI robot.
  7. “WALL-E” — WALL-E is a waste-collecting robot in a post-apocalyptic world.
  8. “Bicentennial Man” — Robin Williams plays the role of a robot who desires to become human.
  9. “Transcendence” — The main character’s consciousness is uploaded into a computer.

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