I, Robot

Work Title: I, Robot
Medium: Film
Episode Title:
Year: 2004
Writer(s): Vintar Jeff
"Original" Writer: Yes Writer(s): Proyas Alex
"Original" Writer: No Own work?: No
Summary:

Director Alex Proyas (Dark City, The Crow) helmed this sci-fi thriller inspired by the stories in Isaac Asimov's nine-story anthology of the same name. In the future presented in the film, humans have become exceedingly dependent on robots in their everyday lives. Robots have become more and more advanced, but each one is preprogrammed to always obey humans and to, under no circumstances, ever harm a human. So, when a scientist turns up dead and a humanoid robot is the main suspect, the world is left to wonder if they are as safe around their electronic servants as previously thought. Will Smith stars as Del Spooner, the robot-hating Chicago cop assigned to the murder investigation.

Era/Year of Portrayal: distant_future
Distinctive characteristics of the world in portrayal:

Robots are commonly considered as assistants and workers for their human owners

Technology

  • Name of portrayed presence-evoking technology: Robot
  • Description of the technology: Robot that operates behave by themselves within certain rules.

    1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2) A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

    Robots suppose to have various computer sensors but their bodies are look like humans, except their skins. Humans owners make orders to robots with spoken words and programmings.

    Robots are invented to help humans, except Sonny. Sonny eventually breaks ultimate rules and behave based on reasons that are supposed to be irrational.
  • Nature of task or activity: Humans make voice commands.
  • Performance of the Technology: Technology works as intended but Sonny.
  • Description of creator(s): Old male scientist and professor who make Sonny to have an independence from central server Viki.
  • Major goal(s) of creator(s): All robots were created to serve humans, and Sonny was created to prevent mainframe computer Viki's anti human acts.
  • Description of users of technology: Robots start thinking and behaving by themselves.
  • Type(s) of presence experience in the portrayal: social_presence
  • Description of presence experience: When Sonny breaks the ultimate rules, Spooner and Calvin, as well as viewers of this movie, starts to perceive Sonny as an independent being.
  • User awareness of technology during experience: They keep aware they are using technology and worry about unintended consequences of robot's advanced intelligence.
  • Valence of experience: Spooner and Calvin gave freedom to Sonny which reveals their favor to the robot.
  • Specific responses: Spooner suspects possibilities for robot crime, but eventually he becomes to embrace robots.
Long-term consequences:

Consequences are unanswered, because all robots are violating rules and following Sonny. It is unclear what Sonny will do.

Other:

Coder name: Hocheol Yang
Coder email: visions@live.com
Coder affiliation: Temple University