Star Trek the Next Generation (TNG) does a lot with AI through the character Data. However, there was a particular episode where Wesley Crusher creates automatons that take on a life of their own. They wrestle with the whole idea of when these machines became "life".
Subject: RE: movies in the classroom
From: "Rick Froman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:59:46 -0600
For 2001: A Space Odyssey (used to provoke thought about artificial =
intelligence in a Cognitive Psych class),... The =
Matrix to introduce the concept of Perception in Intro Psych. I think a =
single brief clip that can be cued up before class can be very helpful =
for introducing topics. I generally find multiple clips throughout the =
period to be impractical although it might be easier to do with digital =
technology.Using unedited clips, as I sometimes have to do is not very =
satisfactory since you have to keep jumping around (although it is much =
easier with a DVD with chapters than with a videotape).=20
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Herb Coleman
IT Manager, Rio Grande Campus
Adjunct Psychology Professor
Austin Community College
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A conversation between Frodo and Gandalf
from the motion picture "The Fellowship of the Ring"
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