Comparing I, Robot, and A.I. Artificial Intelligence by Madison Albertini

Plot Overview

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-04 13:51:42 UTC

Since a robot saved him from a vehicle accident in 2035 while letting a little girl drown, Detective Del Spooner of the Chicago Police Department hates and distrusts robots. In a note he left behind, Dr. Alfred Lanning, co-founder of U.S. Robotics (USR), asks Detective Dr. Spooner to take up the case when he dies after falling from his office window. Although Spooner is unsure, the police report the death as a suicide. His business partner, CEO Lawrence Robertson, permits Lanning to look into the true circumstances behind the death of Dr. Alfred Lanning, co-founder of U.S. Robotics.

Detective Del Spooner

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-04 14:01:19 UTC

Detective Del Spooner of the Chicago Police Department despises robots. He had to have some sections of his body replaced with robotic components after suffering severe injuries in a terrible vehicle accident. He has a condition known as "survival's guilt." When someone feels guilty because they survived a potentially fatal event when others did not, this is known as survival guilt. Instead of blaming the little girl in the other automobile for her death, Spooner attributes his rescue to the icy, rational robots. Spooner is tasked with looking into the apparent suicide of his buddy Alfred Lanning (Cromwell), a roboticist who made his new arm and started U.S. Robotics (USR).

Dr. Susan Calvin

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-04 14:01:51 UTC

USR robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin. She oversaw the creation of the new NS5 models and collaborated closely with Dr. Lanning to give the robots a more human appearance. Her inability to relate to others and preference for the companionship of robots lead to conflict between her and Spooner. To find out whether robots have emotions, Calvin studied Sonny. She refers to robots as a "cleaner better breed" since they must adhere to a rigid code of ethics, which makes her prefer them to people.

Plot Overview

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-04 16:48:33 UTC

In the 22nd century, rising sea levels from global warming have wiped out 99% of existing cities, reducing the world's population. In Madison, New Jersey, David, a prototype Mecha child capable of experiencing love, is given to Henry Swinton and his wife Monica Swinton, whose son Martin Swinton is in suspended animation after contracting a rare disease. Initially uncomfortable with David, Monica eventually warms up to him and activates his imprinting protocol. Wanting her to love him in return, he becomes friends with Martin's old robotic teddy bear named Teddy. After Martin is unexpectedly cured of his disease and brought home, he jealously goads David into cutting off a piece of Monica's hair. David enters his adoptive parent's room that night, but Monica turns over and is poked in the eye by the scissors. While Henry fixes up her wounds, Teddy picks up the pieces of hair from the floor and places them in his pocket. During a pool party, one of Martin's friends pokes David with a knife, triggering his self-protection programming. He gets a hold of Martin's arm, which then causes both David and Martin to fall into the pool. While Martin is being rescued, David is being accused of being a danger to humans.

David

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-04 17:04:55 UTC

David is a child-like android mecha uniquely programmed with the ability for love. After he was abandoned by Monica. he and a robotic teddy bear named Teddy befriended someone named Gigolo Joe to go on a quest to find the Blue Fairy who can turn him into a real boy just like Pinocchio. Before they are done testing him though David goes off on his own following his wish to be a human. He is forced to fend for himself, David gets taken away by a flesh farm and then ends up escaping, David finds his creator in a mostly submerged New York.

Martin Swinton

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-04 17:25:32 UTC

Henry and Monica Swinton are the biological parents of Martin Swinton. Because of the danger he poses to Martin, David is sent away. When David pulls Martin underwater out of fear, Martin can witness the strength of a robotic person, but he does not release his grip. Because of David's robotic reaction to terror, Martin nearly drowns but refuses to let go.

Technology

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-07 15:45:52 UTC

Virtual Interactive Kinetic Intelligence, or VIKI, was created to handle every aspect of a big city, from the electric grid that supplies thousands of homes to the subway system. After questioning humans as its biggest enemy, VIKI, which was created to serve humanity, took over the human race.

Technology

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-07 15:50:41 UTC

One source of technology that is being used in the movie and is also being used in real life today is machine learning. In the movie, it seems like they use machine learning for tests and experiments, which is similar to what we use machine learning for. We use machine learning to help us find quicker shipping and delivery routes. Retail industries personalize shopping experiences and help to manage inventories, and manufacturers automate factories and help secure organizations everywhere.

Ethical Dilemmas

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-07 15:55:37 UTC

Ethical problems arise when AI systems are objects, like human-made and utilized tools. These concerns include human-robot interaction, employment, privacy and manipulation, opacity and bias, and the consequences of autonomy.

Ethical Dilemmas

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-07 15:57:49 UTC

These robots assist humans with routine jobs. This film raises several ethical issues, such as whether robots are capable of making morally or emotionally charged decisions and whether they should have the same rights as humans to display more content.

Rhetorical Devices

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-07 16:01:44 UTC

Imagery is being used by the physical sound of a robot losing its life, in this case, being outsmarted by Dr. Calvin's logical superiority and common sense, which was simply high-pitched with "a less electronic" tone. This is mentioned multiple times throughout the second and third stories. Asimov effectively uses imagery when talking about the physical characteristics of each robot.

Rhetorical Devices

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-07 16:05:36 UTC

Foil is being used in this movie by when David wants to be a "real boy", that sounds just like Pinocchio. Technically David and Pinocchio are similar because they are both puppets/robots. Both David and Pinocchio want to be a "real boy". It has always been their dream to be normal, instead, they are treated completely differently since they are both not humans, and instead, they are puppets/robots.

Societal Impact

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-07 20:51:08 UTC

Eliminates the need for human intervention in jobs related to poisonous substances, heavy lifting, hazardous locations, and repeated low-level tasks. Similar to the movie A.I Artificial Intelligence, the robots use voice recognition so that they are easily able to confirm who it is that is talking/attempting to give commands.

Societal Impact

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-07 20:56:00 UTC

AI-powered technologies like computer vision, image and audio recognition, and natural language processing have completely transformed the way we engage with and consume media. Thanks to this technology, we can swiftly process and analyze large amounts of data, making it simpler to locate and retrieve the information we require.

Visual Aesthetics

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-07 21:02:57 UTC

Similar to Solaris, the portrayal of the "real" location is alienated by minor or inconspicuous variations in visual representation (for instance, the cinematography in David's house uses garishly exaggerated and saturated colors). In the scene when David is in the pool, you can see practically every little detail even in the water.

Visual Aesthetics

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-07 21:14:19 UTC

The characters were required to be able to move in a variety of ways that were well beyond the capabilities of animatronics, and the slender bodies of Tatopoulos robots precluded the usage of a man in a suit. Nelson therefore decided that the robots would be made by computer animation, a task that was given to Erik Nash, the in-house visual effects supervisor at Digital Domain. According to DD's animation supervisor Andy Jones, "We completed over 500 shots in 14 months, including roughly 460 shots with CG robots." They had about three hundred shots on Sonny alone.

AI Portrayal

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-07 23:48:26 UTC

The robots in this movie are built as if they were humans, but they do not have the features and same actions as humans do. They are able to somewhat make decisions just like humans can. You can add a part/setting so they can have similar personalities and similar moods just like humans do.

AI Portrayal

madisonalbertini1 — 2024-11-08 01:15:03 UTC

In this movie, the main character is a little boy named David who is what they call a mecha. A mecha is sort of like a robot who looks very similar to a real person. In this case, David is a child-like robot/mecha and humans are in disbelief that he is not an actual human and instead, he is a robot. People think that he will be a danger to humans. People assume that about all robots because not all robots are on the good side.