— How Cinema Programmed Our Fear of AI
— Why We Fear AI: A Story Written by Films
— Terminator Wasn’t Entertainment. It Was Instruction.
How Films Manipulate the Human Subconscious
Fear of AI didn't start with technology. It started with stories.
Cinema is a factory of fears. Terminator and I, Robot implanted the image of a killer AI in us long before AI became a reality. In 1984, when Terminator was released, most people didn't even know what artificial intelligence was. But the film provided a ready-made image: rebellious machines, fleeing humans, a collapsing future. It wasn't just entertainment—it was programming.
