Anxiety surrounding artificial intelligence is nothing new. In fact, we can see its early depictions in the Silver Age of comics with characters like the Sentinels and Ultron. This episode explores how early computing technology stoked these fears, and how those fears evolved through the 1980's, 90's, and into the 21st century. This first part in a two part series highlights those anxieties, while the second part will focus on the hope that exists with regards to computing and artificial intelligence.
Music sourced:
Track: The Last Fight by MelancholicBird
Track: Feeling of the End by Anton Kramar
Track: Night City by CloudSystem
Track: Timelapse by Abstract_Solar
Track: Arasaka Tower by AHOAMI
Media sourced:
Superman: The Animated Series
Avengers: Age of Ultron
"The Thinking Machine" from MIT and CBS
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