LOS ANGELES – Modern movie culture would have you believe artificial intelligence is out to kill us all. In "2001: A Space Odyssey," Hal, the AI computer aboard a space flight to Jupiter, develops a mind of its own and turns against the crew. "The Terminator" makes his mission clear in the movie's title. Ava, the pretty-faced android in "Ex Machina," has a killer instinct. David, the pretty-faced android in "Prometheus," also doesn't have the best intentions for human survival.

This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Michael Fassbender who portrays android David in a scene from "Alien: Covenant." Filmmakers have long projected that artificial intelligence could spell the end of humanity. "Prometheus" director Ridley Scott, who further explores the cunning side of artificial intelligence in his new "Alien: Covenant," says, "If you're going to use something that's smarter than you are, that's when it starts to get dangerous."