Tropescilloscope: A.I. Is a Crapshoot

Artificial Intelligence has an extremely high tendency to become evil and / or turn against its creator's plans. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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They Really Do Love Each Other Spiritual Successor Crazy-Prepared Affectionate Parody Adapted Out Naked People Are Funny Random Events Plot Toplessness from the Back A Minor Kidroduction Fun with Acronyms Those Wacky Nazis Pimped-Out Dress Double-Meaning Title Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas Hooker with a Heart of Gold From Bad to Worse Everyone Has Standards Adults Are Useless Hollywood Law Historical Villain Upgrade Disney Death Mystery and Detective Films Catch-Phrase Annoying Younger Sibling Pragmatic Adaptation Artistic License – Geography Better to Die than Be Killed Manic Pixie Dream Girl Show Within a Show Easily Forgiven Beauty Is Never Tarnished Sir Swears-a-Lot Bunny-Ears Lawyer Storming the Castle Mr. Fanservice Intergenerational Friendship Boom, Headshot! Straight Gay Scenery Gorn The Atoner Loads and Loads of Characters Big Bad Duumvirate Vacation Films Posthumous Character Retirony Evil-Detecting Dog Beta Couple Shown Their Work Crazy Jealous Guy Children Are Innocent Slap-Slap-Kiss Crucified Hero Shot One Steve Limit Mr. Exposition Police Brutality Fan Disservice Sequel Escalation Black Best Friend Empathic Environment Documentary The Chick What the Hell, Hero? Soundtrack Dissonance Rule of Three Rasputinian Death Victoria's Secret Compartment Dramatic Gun Cock Why Don't You Just Shoot Him? 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Knight Templar Adorkable Love Triangle Not Using the "Z" Word Off-into-the-Distance Ending Butt-Monkey Demoted to Extra Cool Shades Only Known by Their Nickname Faking the Dead Insistent Terminology Crapsack World Peek-a-Boo Corpse Dressing as the Enemy Asshole Victim Unusual Euphemism Taking You with Me Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds Kick the Dog Science Fiction Films Dwindling Party Good Is Not Nice Meaningful Name Meaningful Background Event Last-Name Basis Title Drop Film Noir Index Refuge in Audacity Bond Villain Stupidity There Is No Kill Like Overkill Freudian Excuse N-Word Privileges Based on a True Story Never Trust a Trailer Cruel and Unusual Death Bloody Hilarious Loophole Abuse An Arm and a Leg Brainless Beauty Hero of Another Story "Well Done, Son!" 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Obstructive Bureaucrat Redemption Equals Death Silent Movie Accidental Misnaming Product Placement All Just a Dream Hate Sink Combat Pragmatist Up to Eleven Adaptational Heroism Never My Fault You Have Failed Me Artistic License – History Trailers Always Spoil Department of Redundancy Department And the Adventure Continues Shell-Shocked Veteran Eagleland Gainax Ending NO INDOOR VOICE Blood Knight Anachronism Stew Decoy Protagonist Nice Guy Ungrateful Bastard Anachronic Order Cloudcuckoolander Kill 'em All Protagonist Title Offscreen Moment of Awesome The Hero Karmic Death Beard of Evil Funny Foreigner Ripped from the Headlines Reckless Gun Usage Punny Name Does Not Like Shoes Tranquil Fury Bad "Bad Acting" Captain Obvious The Remake Creator Cameo Didn't Think This Through Babies Ever After Hope Spot Match Cut Suspiciously Similar Substitute Stepford Smiler Lock and Load Montage Apocalypse How Truth in Television Chuck Cunningham Syndrome It's Personal Chekhov's Gun Evil Is Petty Adaptational Attractiveness The Film of the Book Guile Hero Sequel Hook Time Skip Central Theme Red Eyes, Take Warning A God Am I An Aesop Despair Event Horizon Ass Shove Amusing Injuries A.I. Is a Crapshoot What Happened to the Mouse? Fish out of Water Aside Glance