Wheaton’s Way: Artificial Nonsense
Ever since HAL 9000 in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ got on our last nerve with his uncooperative ways, and WOPR in WarGames’ took us to the brink of nuclear annihilation (before a rapid-fire game of Tic-Tac-Toe made it stand down), AI – or artificial intelligence – has been a bit of a bogeyman, lurking in the background.
‘The Terminator’, ‘RoboCop’ and ‘The Matrix’ did nothing to assuage our fears. Basically, one night we’ll go to sleep, and the next morning, the toaster will be calling the shots. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Jan 19, 2026 11:57 AM