10 of the scariest versions of artificial intelligence in movie history

Gabbi ShawJul 24, 2023, 20:52 IST

The Entity in "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One."Paramount Pictures

The villain of the new "Mission: Impossible" movie is one that's been overtaking culture lately: AI.
Although AI is a hot-button issue right now, it's been the villain of movies for years.

Artificial intelligence has seemingly been on everyone's mind lately, from the rise of ChatGPT to the writers' and actors' strikes that have made AI one of the marquee issues.

It's also the main villain of the latest "Mission: Impossible" film, "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One," which was released earlier this month.

But AI, as a concept, has been plaguing screenwriters for decades, going all the way back to 1968's "2001: A Space Odyssey" and the creepy AI only known as HAL 9000.

Keep scrolling to see some of the most horrifying versions of AI in movie history.

The ultimate villain of 2023's "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One" is a nasty piece of AI known as the Entity.

The Entity in "Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One."Paramount Pictures

The Entity seems to take some of its look from HAL in the 1968 classic "2001: A Space Odyssey."

HAL in "2001: A Space Odyssey."Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

People still joke to this day that Skynet from "The Terminator" franchise is going to take over the world.

One of the Terminators in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."Orion Pictures

In the 2004 film "I, Robot," an all-knowing AI called VIKI has decided that, in order to save humanity, it must control it.

VIKI in "I, Robot."20th Century Fox

Ultron was mistakenly created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner in "Avengers: Age of Ultron."

Ultron in "Avengers: Age of Ultron."Marvel

M3GAN took the world by storm in the 2023 movie of the same name.

M3GAN dancing in "M3gan."Universal Pictures

Humanity is in a war for its survival against machines in "The Matrix" and its sequels.

A sentinel in "The Matrix."Warner Bros.

It's not revealed until the end of 1979's "Alien" that the crew has been watched by a sinister android named Ash.

Ash in "Alien."20th Century Fox

Decades later, David 8 might've taken over as the "Alien" franchise's creepiest android in 2017's "Alien: Covenant."

David 8 in "Alien: Covenant."20th Century Fox

Ava in 2014's "Ex Machina" might not be totally evil, but she is scary.

Ava in "Ex Machina."A24

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