Train to Busan Director Takes on Freaky AI in New Netflix Sci-Fi Film

The future of AI robotics never seems to have a silver lining, and here's a new nightmarish vision of what could come to pass from Jung_E, the latest film from Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan). The Netflix release is slated to hit the streaming service exclusively on January 20, 2023. The official synopsis from Netflix reveals a tease of the plot: "In a post-apocalyptic 22nd century, a researcher at an AI lab leads the effort to end a civil war by cloning the brain of a heroic soldier--her mother." The sleek, dystopian shine of Kronoid Lab's "most advanced A.I. combat warrior" invokes a feeling of dread when the very human-looking creation is built. Even the full-on wired brain that looks like one of those steel wool sponges gave me the icks.