AI Goes to the Movies: A History of Artificial Intelligence in Film – Enlightened Digital

For nearly 100 years, the film industry has presented us with a number of onscreen representations of artificial intelligence. These AI characters vary from big to small, from good to evil, and from anthropomorphic to clearly robotic. You're probably well-acquainted with beloved popular AI figures like R2-D2 and WALL-E, but are you familiar with the first robot protagonist or the first-ever instance of AI on the silver screen?