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Highlights
- AI in the Movies analyses film representations of artificial intelligence, from their first emergence in the 1950s up to 2020.
- About the Author: Paula Murphy is Assistant Professor at the School of English in Dublin City University.
- 208 Pages
- Performing Arts, Film
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About the Book
Analyses the representation of artificially intelligent entities in Hollywood filmBook Synopsis
AI in the Movies analyses film representations of artificial intelligence, from their first emergence in the 1950s up to 2020. These strong or general artificial intelligences take different forms: some are digital AIs, some robot AIs, some move between material and digital forms. Some are indistinguishable from humans, and some have no material existence at all.
Analysis of these representations demonstrates filmmakers eroding 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.
The book identifies the aspects of AI science that fascinate filmmakers and 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.
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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. Paula Murphy is Assistant Professor at the School of English in Dublin City UniversityReview Quotes
Murphy engages with history and theory in a highly readable way, and her book is a great entry point for student and faculty research into the topic.--S. Pepper, Choice "Choice Editors' Picks December 2024"
Paula Murphy offers a comprehensive study of a pressing topic in cinema. In a market of several cutting-edge titles, this book treats a prominent theme that, for better or worse, will shape cinema's future.
--Matthew Sorrento, Editor-in-chief, Film International, Rutgers University-CamdenThrough analysis of a wide range of movies, directors, performers and AI technologies, AI in the Movies will be of keen value to scholars of the moving image. A timely book helping readers of diverse AI interests understand how AI is imagined, hoped and feared.
--Andrew McStay, Bangor UniversityAbout the Author
Paula Murphy is Assistant Professor at the School of English in Dublin City University. Her research specialities include film and technology, short film, and contemporary Irish literature and film, and she has published widely in these areas.