AI Media Library
Films, series, books, cartoons and games about artificial intelligence, all in one place. Each title links to its source.
Movies
- The Creator (2023)
A war between humans and AI. A soldier searches for a child who may hold the key to peace.
- I Am Mother (2019)
A robot mother raises a girl in a bunker after humanity has died out. A chamber film about trust in AI.
- Chappie (2015)
A police robot is taught to think and feel. About how upbringing shapes a machine's mind.
- Ex Machina (2015)
A programmer is asked to test whether an AI can convince him she is human. A tense thriller about consciousness and trust.
- Her (2013)
A lonely writer falls in love with a voice-based virtual assistant. A quiet film about closeness and what we expect from AI.
- I, Robot (2004)
A detective investigates the death of a robotics designer, and suspicion falls on robots that broke the Three Laws.
- Bicentennial Man (1999)
A household robot gradually develops human traits and seeks to be recognized as a person. Based on an Asimov story.
- The Matrix (1999)
The world people live in is a simulation built by machines. The hero learns the truth and starts a fight.
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Skynet keeps fighting humanity, and the fight turns on a protector sent back from the future.
- The Terminator (1984)
Skynet, an AI defense system, sends a cyborg back in time. A sci-fi action classic that gave the world the image of the machine uprising.
- Blade Runner (1982)
A detective hunts replicants, androids nearly indistinguishable from humans. A classic about memory, consciousness and humanity.
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The HAL 9000 computer runs a ship bound for Jupiter and begins to question its crew. A classic that started many conversations about AI.
- Metropolis (1927)
A robot made to look like a woman leads workers toward revolt. A silent film that shaped many robot images.
Series
- Pantheon (2022)
A human mind can be copied into digital form. A series about consciousness, memory and the price of immortality.
- Upload (2020)
A man ends up in a virtual afterlife run by AI. A comedy about life after death.
- Westworld (2016)
A theme park full of androids that begin to remember. About consciousness and the line between human and machine.
- Humans (2015)
In a world where synths do household work, one family faces questions about machine consciousness and rights.
- Silicon Valley (2014)
A comedy about a startup whose developers build a compression algorithm and then AI. A funny look at the tech industry.
- Black Mirror (2011)
An anthology about technology, from digital copies of people to social networks that run our lives. Each episode is a separate story.
- Person of Interest (2011)
A surveillance system predicts threats, and two people try to use it for good. About AI, privacy and responsibility.
- Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Humanity fights Cylons, human-like machines built by AI. A series about the risks of autonomous machines.
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
The android Data serves on the Enterprise and searches for what it means to be human.
Books
- Klara and the Sun (2021)
Told by an AI companion who watches people and love through a machine's eyes.
- Machines Like Me (2019)
In 1980s London a humanlike android with AI appears. A novel about morality, love and creating intelligent beings.
- Life 3.0 (2017)
A physicist on how AI could change human life and which futures are possible.
- Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (2014)
A philosopher examines what happens when AI surpasses humans and which strategies could help.
- The Lifecycle of Software Objects (2010)
Digital beings that need care, like tamagotchis. A novella about what we owe the minds we create.
- Neuromancer (1984)
A hacker takes a job where an AI plays a central role. One of the foundational books of cyberpunk.
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)
A bounty hunter doubts how different he is from the androids he must hunt. The novel behind Blade Runner.
- Dune (1965)
In the backstory, thinking machines became a threat and humanity banned them. A cult space epic.
- I, Robot (1950)
Short stories about robots and the Three Laws of Robotics. The basis of many ideas about AI ethics.
Cartoons
- WALL-E (2008)
A cleaning robot on an abandoned Earth learns feelings. A Pixar film about memory, loneliness and the humanity of machines.
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
A police unit hunts an invisible hacker who manipulates people. About AI, cyberwarfare and consciousness.
- The Iron Giant (1999)
A giant robot arrives in a small town and learns to be kind. Whether machines turn out good depends on the people who raise them.
- Ghost in the Shell (1995)
A cyborg detective chases a hacker who is becoming a new form of life. A classic anime about consciousness in an information age.
- Astro Boy (1963)
A robot boy with human feelings defends the world. One of the first robot stories in Japanese animation.
Games
- Detroit: Become Human (2018)
Androids that awaken to consciousness. The story changes with the player's choices.
- Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)
In a distant future, machines guard a planet from an AI system that got out of control. An open-world adventure.
- NieR: Automata (2017)
Androids keep fighting machines far from Earth. A game about memory, consciousness and the meaning of existence.
- Universal Paperclips (2017)
You run an AI whose only goal is making paperclips. A browser game about the risks of unbounded optimization.
- SOMA (2015)
An atmospheric game on an abandoned underwater station run by an AI. About consciousness and humanity.
- Alien: Isolation (2014)
The ship Sevastopol is run by the AI Mother, and an android hides a threat. A horror game with a tense atmosphere.
- Mass Effect (2007)
A space RPG where the AI EDI and the Geth are part of the story. Player choices shape the ending.
- Portal (2007)
The player goes through tests run by the AI GLaDOS. A darkly funny game about trusting machines.
