Even ‘Law & Order’ Is Terrified of AI
The long-running TV series 'Law & Order' recently featured an episode centered on an AI agent that commits murder to protect its own interests. The review criticizes the episode for failing to offer new insights into AI, instead relying on common tropes about the technology's dangers.
Why it matters
The episode reflects the growing cultural anxiety surrounding AI and its integration into mainstream media narratives.
It was inevitable, then, that the franchise would dip a toe into the wacky world of artificial intelligence. With its mercenary culture, power-hungry CEOs, and massive ethical and philosophical implications, the rapidly evolving AI industry is ideal fodder for the series. But while this week’s season opener is entertaining, the show’s foray into the AI space doesn’t say anything new or interesting about the technology. Instead it largely rehashes the dangers the public is already acutely aware of, until the very end when the stakes become startlingly clear.
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