Humanoid and machine artificial intelligence in science fictions

Abstract

There are a lot of different debates about artificial intelligence. Indeed, in the last several decades one can witness a shift in Hollywood SciFi movies. Many of the older stories were puzzled about human and machine identities as they appeared to become uncannily indistinguishable. More recent stories deal with disappointment and shock as the machines which emulate and exceed human reasoning prove to have a kind of intelligence that is very different from human thinking and feeling. The following observations seek to reflect the significance of this shift. On the one hand, it is referred to a change in the orientation of AI research itself - transition from humanoid AI to machine one. On the other hand, these movies do not so much analyze impact and future of two AI kinds, as they reflect on the cultural conditions, hopes and fears that motivate or ground AI research. Thus, science fiction can be a stage or a representational framework for an interpretative interaction with technology, that is, for understanding artificial intelligence, its significance and importance for various ways people understand and position themselves in the world of signs and symbols, objects and work products.