A critical review of Star Wars AI

This article has spoilers for just about the entire Star Wars universe. When it comes to fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence technology, the Star Trek universe stands head and shoulders above all others. Series creator Gene Rodenberry's vision for the far future seems just as prescient today, in the era of advanced deep learning, as it did in the 1960s when he unveiled it. Unfortunately, this article is about the AI in Star Wars. Before I go off the rails, I should point out that I'm a light saber-wielding Star Wars fanatic.