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==Film== ===1950s=== * '''The MANIAC''', the computer used by the "Office of Scientific Investigation" in ''[[The Magnetic Monster]]'' (1953) * '''NOVAC''' (Nuclear Operative Variable Automatic Computer), a computer in an underground research facility in ''[[Gog (film)|Gog]]'' (1954) * The '''[[Interocitor]]''', communication device in the film ''[[This Island Earth]]'' (1955) * '''The Great Machine''', built inside a planet that can manifest thought in ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' (1956) * '''EMERAC''' (Electromagnetic MEmory and Research Arithmetical Calculator), the business computer in ''[[Desk Set]]'' (1957) * The '''Super Computer''' from ''[[The Invisible Boy]]'' (1957) * '''SUSIE''' (Synchro Unifying Sinometric Integrating Equitensor), a computer in a research facility in ''[[Kronos (film)|Kronos]]'' (1957) ===1960s=== * '''Alpha 60''', in [[Jean-Luc Godard]]'s film ''[[Alphaville, une Γ©trange aventure de Lemmy Caution]]'' (1965) * '''The Brain''', computer used to coordinate a private army's invasion of Latvia in ''[[Billion Dollar Brain]]'' (1967) * '''Alfie''', is the talking board computer of the Alpha 7 spaceship in [[Roger Vadim]]'s [[Barbarella (film)|Barbarella]] (1967) * '''[[HAL 9000]]''' ('''H'''euristically programmed '''AL'''gorithmic computer), the ship-board AI of ''[[Discovery One]]'', kills its crew when conflicts in HAL's programming cause severe paranoia, from the film ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' (1968), also appears in the sequel ''[[2010 (film)|2010]]'' (1984) ===1970s=== * '''Colossus''', a massive U.S. defense computer which becomes sentient and links with '''Guardian''', its Soviet counterpart, to take control of the world, from the film ''[[Colossus: The Forbin Project]]'' (1970) * '''OMM''', a [[confessional]]-like computer inside what are called Unichapels in a sub-terranean city in the film ''[[THX 1138]]'' (1971), named for the sacred or mystical syllable [[Om|OM]] or AUM from the [[Dharmic]] and is based on a 1478 oil painting by [[Hans Memling]] titled ''Christ Giving His Blessing'' * '''LEO''', Short for Large-Capacity Enumerating Officiator in ''[[How to Frame a Figg]]'' (1971) * '''DUEL''', the computer which holds the sum total of human knowledge, in ''[[The Final Programme (film)|The Final Programme]]'' (1973) * '''Thermostellar Bomb Number 20''', the sentient nuclear bomb from the film ''[[Dark Star (film)|Dark Star]]'' (1974) * '''Mother''', the onboard computer on the spaceship ''Dark Star'', from ''Dark Star'' (1974) * '''The Tabernacle''', artificial intelligence controlling The Vortexes in ''[[Zardoz]]'' (1974) * '''Zero''', the computer which holds the sum total of human knowledge, in ''[[Rollerball (1975 film)|Rollerball]]'' (1975) * '''Computer''', Citadel's central computer and "Sandman" computer, that sends Logan on a mission outside of the city in ''[[Logan's Run (film)|Logan's Run]]'' (1976) * '''Proteus IV''', the deranged artificial intelligence from ''[[Demon Seed]]'' (1977) * '''MU-TH-R 182 model 2.1 terabyte AI Mainframe/"Mother" (more commonly seen now as "MU/TH/UR 6000")''', the onboard computer on the commercial spacecraft ''Nostromo'', known by the crew as "Mother", in ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' * '''V'ger''', the living probe from ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' (1979) ===1980s=== * '''NELL''', an Akir starship's on-board computer, with full AI, in ''[[Battle Beyond the Stars]]'' (1980) * '''SCMODS''', State/County Municipal Offender Data System from ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'' (1980) * '''Master Control Program''', the main villain of the film ''[[Tron]]'' (1982) * '''ROK''', the faulty computer in ''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]'', which steers the shuttle toward the sun (1982) * '''[[WOPR]]''' (War Operation Plan Response, pronounced "Whopper"), is a United States military supercomputer programmed to predict possible outcomes of nuclear war from the film ''[[WarGames]]'' (1983), portrayed as being inside the underground [[Cheyenne Mountain Complex]]; the virtual intelligence '''Joshua''' emerges from the WOPR's code. * '''Huxley 600''' (named [[Aldous Huxley|Aldous]]), [[Interpol]]'s computer in ''[[Curse of the Pink Panther]]'' used to select [[Jacques Clouseau]]'s replacement, [[NYPD]] Det. Sgt. Clifton Sleigh (1983) * An unnamed supercomputer is the main antagonist in ''[[Superman III]]''. (1983) * '''OSGOOD''', a computer constructed by Timothy Bottoms' deaf character to help him speak, which subsequently becomes intelligent in ''[[Tin Man (1983 film)|Tin Man]]'' (1983) * '''SAL-9000''', a feminine version of the [[HAL 9000]] computer of ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', SAL has a blue light coming from its cameras (HAL had a red one) and speaks with a female voice (provided by [[Candice Bergen]] using the [[pseudonym]] "Olga Mallsnerd"), from ''[[2010 (film)|2010]]'' (1984) * '''[[Skynet (Terminator)|Skynet]]''', the malevolent fictional world-AI of ''[[The Terminator]]'' (1984) and its sequels * '''Edgar''', AI computer that takes part in a romantic rivalry over a woman in the film ''[[Electric Dreams (film)|Electric Dreams]]'' (1984) * '''[[Max Headroom]]''', fictional AI (actually a human mind cloned into a computer, concept later seen in Robocop's ''MetroNet'' and in ''[[Knight Rider 2010]]'') portrayed by [[Matt Frewer]] who became a pop culture icon after his appearance in the [[Art of Noise]] music video for ''Paranomia'' * '''A7''', AI that controlled the worldwide security systems that was seduced by Max Headroom, lost her mind and refused to accept no input from anyone but Max after that S01E04 * '''X-CALBR8''', an AI computer that assists the hero in ''[[The Dungeonmaster]]'' (1984) * '''SAL 9000''' from [[2010: The Year We Make Contact]] (1984) * '''D.A.R.Y.L.''' Data-Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form, a computer installed inside the body of a 10 year old boy to test artificial intelligence in the film ''[[D.A.R.Y.L.]]'' (1985) * '''GBLX 1000''', a supercomputer reputedly in charge of the entire US missile defense system that a maverick CIA agent (played by [[Dabney Coleman]]) misappropriates in order to crack a supposed musical code, the results of which are the [[gibberish]] "ARDIE BETGO INDYO CEFAR OGGEL" in ''[[The Man With One Red Shoe]]'' (1985) * '''Max''', an AI portrayed by [[Paul Reubens]], on board the ''Trimaxion Drone Ship'' in ''[[Flight of the Navigator]]'' (1986) ===1990s=== * '''G.O.R.N.''', a virus which gives intelligence to computers with the purpose of wipe out the humanity in ''[[Gall Force: New Era]]'' (1991) * '''Angela''', central computer of an old malfunctioning space station that when given an order by an unauthorized user, refuses and executes the opposite order in ''[[Critters 4]]'' (1992) * The '''Spiritual Switchboard''', a computer capable of holding a person's consciousness for a few days after they die in ''[[Freejack]]'' (1992) * '''Zed''', female-voiced AI prison control computer who eventually goes over warden's head in ''[[Fortress (1993 film)|Fortress]]'' (1993) * '''L7''', a female-voiced AI computer assisting the San Angeles Police Department in ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]'' (1993) * '''Central''', female-voiced AI computer assisting the Council of Judges in ''[[Judge Dredd (film)|Judge Dredd]]'' (1995) * '''Lucy''', a computer in ''[[Hackers (film)|Hackers]]'' (1995) used to hack the '''Gibson''' (see below) and subsequently destroyed by the Secret Service * '''Gibson''', a type of supercomputer used to find oil and perform physics in ''[[Hackers (film)|Hackers]]'' (1995) * '''[[Project 2501]]''', AI developed by Section 6 in ''[[Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'' (1995) * '''Father''', the computer aboard the USM ''Auriga'' in ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'' (1997) *'''Wittgenstein''', animate supercomputer from ''[[The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue]]'' (1997) * '''Euclid''', powerful personal computer used for mathematical testing by the main character in ''[[Pi (film)|Pi]]'' (1998) * '''[[Matrix (fictional universe)|The Matrix]]''', virtual reality simulator for pacification of humans from ''[[The Matrix (series)|The Matrix]]'' series (1999) * '''PAT''' (Personal Applied Technology), a female, motherly computer program that controls all the functions of a house in ''[[Smart House]]'' (1999) * '''S.E.T.H.''' (Self Evolving Thought Helix), a military supercomputer which turns rogue in ''[[Universal Soldier: The Return]]'' (1999) ===2000s=== * '''Lucille''', artificially intelligent spacecraft control interface aboard ''Mars-1'' in ''[[Red Planet (film)|Red Planet]]'' (2000) * '''Dr. Know''' (voiced by [[Robin Williams]]), housed inside a kiosk, an information-themed computer capable of answering any question, from ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'' (2001) * '''Synapse''', worldwide media distribution system which was used against its creators to bring them down ''[[Antitrust (film)|Antitrust]]'' (2001) * '''[[Red Queen and White Queen|Red Queen]]''', the AI from ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'' (2002), the name itself, in turn being named after [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Through the Looking-Glass]]'', being a reference to the [[Red Queen's Hypothesis|red queen principle]] * '''Vox''', a holographic computer in ''[[The Time Machine (2002 film)|The Time Machine]]'' (2002) * '''I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E.''', computer for ''[[Team America: World Police]]'' (2004) * '''VIKI''' (Virtual Interactive Kinetic Intelligence), the main antagonist in ''[[I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]'' (2004) * '''PAL''', a spoof of [[HAL 9000]] seen in ''[[Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot]]'' (2004) * '''E.D.I.''' (Extreme Deep Invader), the flight computer for an unmanned fighter plane in ''[[Stealth (film)|Stealth]]'' (2005) * '''Icarus''', the onboard computer of the ''Icarus II'', from the film ''[[Sunshine (2007 film)|Sunshine]]'' (2007) * '''[[J.A.R.V.I.S.]]''' (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System), an AI which acts as Tony Stark's butler and first appears in the film ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/agent-carter-jarvis-details-howard-stark-butler|title=Agent Carter to Feature Edwin Jarvis as Howard Stark's Butler|date=26 July 2014 |publisher=Collider.com}}</ref> * '''R.I.P.L.E.Y''', Dr. Kenneth Hassert's supercomputer used to hit a target with a smart bomb from a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), featured in ''[[WarGames: The Dead Code]]'' (2008) * '''ARIIA''' (Autonomous Reconnaissance Intelligence Integration Analyst), the supercomputer from the film ''[[Eagle Eye]]'' (2008) * '''AUTO''', the [[autopilot]] and onboard AI computer of the ''Axiom'', from the film ''[[WALL-E]]'' (2008) * '''GERTY 3000''', from the film ''[[Moon (2009 film)|Moon]]'' (2009) * '''B.R.A.I.N.''' (Binary Reactive Artificially Intelligent Neurocircuit), from the film ''[[9 (2009 animated film)|9]]'' (2009) ===2010s=== * '''Mr. James Bing''', ''[[Escape from Planet Earth]]'' (2013) * '''Samantha''', ''[[Her (2013 film)|Her]]'' (2013) * '''TARS''' and '''CASE''', the AI machines that manage space ship functions and communication in ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'' (2014). * '''Genisys''', ''[[Terminator Genisys]]'' (2015) * '''[[F.R.I.D.A.Y. (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|F.R.I.D.A.Y.]]''', the AI replacement for J.A.R.V.I.S. developed by Tony Stark in the film ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'' (2015)<ref>{{cite news|title=That Irish accent in Avengers Age of Ultron is actress Kerry Condon!|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/technow/movies/that-irish-accent-in-avengers-age-of-ultron-is-actress-kerry-condon-325713.html|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|accessdate=April 26, 2015|date=April 23, 2015| archivedate= May 3, 2015| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150503142900/http://www.irishexaminer.com/technow/movies/that-irish-accent-in-avengers-age-of-ultron-is-actress-kerry-condon-325713.html| url-status=live}}</ref><!--additional WebCitation archive: http://www.webcitation.org/6YFd9dc1a-->,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gallery/every-captain-america-civil-war-character-from-mar/2900-613/21/|title=Every Captain America: Civil War Character From Marvel Comics Confirmed so Far β FRIDAY|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|accessdate=May 6, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418083804/http://www.gamespot.com/gallery/every-captain-america-civil-war-character-from-mar/2900-613/21/|archivedate=April 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]],''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/7-incredible-irish-connections-avengers-infinity-war-153828|title=8 incredible Irish connections to Avengers: Infinity War {{!}} The Irish Post|last=Beresford|first=Jack|work=The Irish Post|access-date=2018-04-28|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429025416/https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/7-incredible-irish-connections-avengers-infinity-war-153828|archive-date=2018-04-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''. * '''Ava''', ''[[Ex Machina (film)|Ex Machina]]'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/|title=Ex Machina|access-date=2024-06-01 |publisher=imdb.com}}</ref> * '''Tau''', the artificial intelligence in science fiction thriller ''[[Tau (film)|Tau]]'' (2018) * '''Millennium Falcon Navigation Computer (L3-37),''' The onboard navigation computer of the [[Millennium Falcon]], shown in [[Solo: A Star Wars Story]] (2018) to be boosted by the memory module of [[Lando Calrissian|Lando Calrissian's]] droid [[L3-37]], to allow the crew to perform the Kessel Run in around 12 parsecs. * '''STEM''' from ''[[Upgrade (film)|Upgrade]]'' (2018) * '''Legion''', the [[Skynet (Terminator)]] replacement program in the science fiction action film ''[[Terminator: Dark Fate (film)|Terminator: Dark Fate]]'' (2019) * '''[[E.D.I.T.H.]]''' (Even Dead, I'm The Hero), an AI developed by Tony Stark and embedded in his sunglasses in the film ''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]]'' (2019) ===2020s=== * '''The Entity''' from ''[[Mission: Impossible β Dead Reckoning Part One]]'' (2023) and ''[[Mission: Impossible β The Final Reckoning]]'' (2025).
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