Artificial Intelligence: Humanity’s Best Frenemy
In this episode, JP takes a deep dive into one of sci-fi’s most enduring ideas: Artificial Intelligence — why storytellers use it, what it reveals about us, and how it connects to the rapidly evolving AI tools shaping our daily lives.
From HAL 9000 and Data to Isaac and the Cylons, we explore how AI characters reflect humanity’s hopes, fears, flaws, and potential. JP also shares his personal experience after more than a year of hands-on testing with AI, discovering how it can be life-changing, helpful, creative, and sometimes dangerous depending on the intentions behind it.
Topics include: • Why AI is one of sci-fi’s most powerful tropes • How modern AI mirrors classic stories • The difference between AI as a tool and AI as a threat • JP’s personal journey using AI every day • How sci-fi prepared us for our current technological moment • Why human intention matters more than the technology itself
Which sci-fi AI character do you think best reflects the future we’re headed toward — and why?
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