a film that has divided audiences, but that we're here to tell you is good – and that most people will admit to shedding a tear over. Partially a Stanley Kubrick project – based on the 1969 short story– but ultimately handled by Steven Spielberg, this is a much darker movie than you might expect.
Available to stream on Paramount Plus in the US and UK. It is available on Binge, Foxtel and Stan in Australia. Spike Jonze’s movie is an eerily prescient look into the world of online dating, loneliness, and the attractiveness of an AI assistant that's designed to make you happy. Could a person fall in with what is essentially a bot? If you’re the depressed, divorcing Theodore Twombly then the answer is yes.
Nathan’s colleague Caleb wins the chance to stay at his boss’ incredible pad for a week, and ends up interacting with humanoid robots Ava and Kyoto . Once again, the allure of a digital female proves too strong, and before you can say “control, alt, delete”, Caleb’s in love, and planning an escape and a new life with Ava. Is there a happy ending for this set of wires, CPU and RAM? You’ll have to watch and find out.
The standout AI episodes are USS Callister , White Christmas and Be Right Back, in which a woman uses dubious technology to bring her dead boyfriend back to life. Director Alex Proyas mined Isaac Asimov’s short stories from the 1950s for this Will Smith thriller, setting the actor as a robot-hating detective working the streets of Chicago in 2035. Smith, as Det. Del Spooner, is called in for action when the co-founder of the firm US Robotics falls to his death.