See the Most Iconic Examples of Artificial Intelligence in Film

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Wall-E – Wall-E, 2008Pixar/Disney
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False Maria – Metropolis, 1927Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
The movie "2001: A Space Odyssey", directed by Stanley Kubrick. Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The camera eye of the HAL 9000 computer on Discovery One spaceship. Initial theatrical release April 6, 1968. Screen capture. © 1968 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. Credit: © 1968 MGM / Flickr / Courtesy Pikturz.Image intended only for use to help promote the film, in an editorial, non-commercial context.
HAL 9000 – 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968MGM
R2D2 – Star Wars, 1977Lucasfilm
Star Wars (1977)Directed by George LucasShown: Anthony Daniels (as C-3PO)
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Tron – Tron, 1982Buena Vista
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WOPR/Joshua – WarGames, 1983Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Dot Matrix – Spaceballs, 1987MGM
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Johnny 5 – Short Circuit 2, 1988TriStar
The Terminator – Terminator 2: Judgement Day, 1991TriStar
T-1000 – Terminator 2: Judgement Day, 1991TriStar
Agent Smith in The Matrix, 1999Warner Bros.
Andrew Martin – Bicentennial Man, 1999Touchstone Pictures
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David – A.I. Artificial Intelligence, 2001Warner Bros.
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Gigolo Joe – A.I. Artificial Intelligence, 2001Warner Bros.
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Sonny – I, Robot, 200420th Century Fox
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Marvin – The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, 2005Touchstone Pictures
Optimus Prime – Transformers, 2007DreamWorks
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Wall-E – Wall-E, 2008Pixar/Disney
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Samantha – Her, 2013Warner Bros.

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