Serial Number : http://www.riss.kr/link?id=A105810696

Title : The Chronological Changes and Characteristics of Artificial Intelligence Appeared in Science Fiction Movies

Author : 박경하 (Kyoung-Ha PARK), 이대화(Dae-Hwa LEE)

Journal : 문화와 융합 (The Journal of Culture and Convergence)

Vol. : 40 No.6 [2018]

Pages : 101-128

Published by : 한국문화융합학회 (The Korea Society of Culture and Convergence)

Date : 2018.10

Register Information : KCI

etc .: First Author; Kyung-Ha PARK / Corresponding Author; Dae-Hwa LEE)

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<Abstract>

The Science Fiction(SF) work since post-modern has stimulated a unique curiosity and spirit of inquiry to promote new inventions and discoveries. The SF works describe the development of science and technology that will emerge in the near future or borrow issues on science and technology in order to gain public sympathy. Thus, it is critical to approach the popular perception of science and technology through the transformation of the SF movies. This paper examines the characteristics. This paper summarizes the characteristics of Artificial Intelligence(AI) characters in movies since the 1960s when the AI characters emerged in earnest and examined them in relation to current optimism and pessimism.

Until the 1960s and early 1980s, AI was not dependent on the network but operated independently. It was not existed with superintelligence but specialized in limited functions. The revolt of AI was not the result of its self-judgement, but of human greed or error. From the late 1980s, characters with the same level of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) appeared. Due to the overconfidence of AI, they raised questions about errors caused as human forgets the need to control AI. In the 1990s, the AI was portrayed as existence which was based on network as the internet became popularized. The superintelligence has appeared to provoke war on humans, or AI has been described as one that destroys humanity by synchronizing the cognitive ability and emotions of life.

It is true that AI in movies has emphasized its negative aspects. This is because there are many SF movies that are based on AI errors or revolts. Even if a good AI character is introduced, it is often described as a danger that could threaten the continuation of mankind at any time. The reason is that AI is not truly a threat to the existence of mankind, but it was created as a device that enhance popularity by using vague fear of new technology. The fear and debate over new technologies has long been occurred in human history and the AI characters in SF movies have only been imagined by the awareness of science and technology at the time of production. Therefore, it is necessary to limit the AI-themed debate to the role of stimulant that leads to development in a direction beneficial to human rather than focusing on cinematic depictions.

Key words : ,Artificial Intelligence (AI) ,Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)  ,Superintelligence  ,SF movie  ,Science and Technology  ,AI character  ,technical optimism ,technical pessimism