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AI in Pop Culture Timeline
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Cole Francis
English 1102
Timeline of AI in Pop Culture
1921
- Karel Čapek’s play “Rossum’s Universal Robots”
- First use of the word "robot"
- Negative depiction of AI, as robot workforce attempts to overthrow human masters
1921
1950
- Isaac Asimov's I, Robot
- Discussed the three laws of robotics
- Meant to ensure robots did not harm humans
- Somewhat positive depiction of AI in that they can be prevented from harming humans
1968
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Space sci fi movie (one of the first)
- Features malevolent AI HAL (negative depiction of AI)
- Explores idea of how AI could react if humans prevent the AI from completing its designed mission
1977
- Star Wars: A New Hope
- Positive depiction of AI as assistants (C3PO, R2D2)
- First sci-fi space adventure released to a mass audience
- Popularized the idea of AI and Science Fiction
1998
- Dave Hampton and Caleb Chung invent Furby
- The first ever kids robot “pet”
- Positive portrayal of AI as a companion
- Made children much more interested in AI and robots
1998
2001
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence directed by Steven Spielberg
- Narrated by an AI who was designed to replace an ill boy
- Analyzes how AI can have feelings and how alike AI and humans are
2001
2011
- Apple releases Siri
- Virtual assistant used in all iOS devices
- One of the first and most widely used AI assistants
- Positive example of how AI can be utilized by the average person
2011
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