Spielberg's divisive 2001 film looks far more prescient 25 years on, tackling the ChatGPT era with alarming urgency.
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Spielberg's divisive 2001 film looks far more prescient 25 years on, tackling the ChatGPT era with alarming urgency
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June 28, 2026 9:00AM (EDT)
Haley Joel Osment in "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Long before ChatGPT, Spielberg’s A.I. explored love, loneliness and what it really means to be human.
Two cinematic geniuses united to create one of Hollywood’s most arresting android movies
Released in 2001, A.I. arrived years before smartphones, social media and the boom in artificial intelligence
The Hollywood director has explained where he ‘draws the line’ with the technology.
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