AI in the movies / Paula Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Paula, 1980- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence in motion pictures.

Artificial intelligence in motion pictures--History.

Physical Description:

202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"AI in the Movies analyses the representation of artificial intelligence in film, from their first emergence in the 1950s up to 2020. These artificial intelligences take different forms: some are digital AIs, some robot AIs, and yet others transition between material and digital forms making themselves almost indistinguishable from humans. Through a rigorous analysis of these representations, Murphy demonstrates how filmmakers erode the division between human and AI, by presenting character doubles, narrative parallels, and eventually identities in which the biological and artificial overlap and intersect in new hybrid forms. Identifying the aspects of AI science that fascinate filmmakers, this book outlines the key themes and tropes in AI film, including parent-child relationships, the female robot, human-AI doubles, parallels and hybrids, and AI death and mortality."--Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction

AI in the real world, AI in the movies

The 1950s and 1960s

The 1970s

The 1980s

The 1990s

The 2000s

The 2010s

Conclusion

Notes

Filmography

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474448598

1474448593

OCLC:

1514889480

Publisher Number:

90103126822

CIPO000325539