AI is changing the world in many ways. It’s making our lives easier by automating tasks and breaking down complex jargon into digestible terminology, but it’s also coming for us all. AI is taking over jobs once performed by humans and gradually pushing humanity toward obsolescence in the digital era. 

Not surprisingly, filmmakers are increasingly commenting on AI as the technology continues to evolve and improve upon past versions at an alarming pace. Of the filmmakers who have spoken to AI through their cinematic output, many warn that technology may one day become sentient and turn against us.

The Haunting of Hill House showrunner Mike Flanagan previously watched a sci-fi thriller that foretells sentient technology and speaks to the ethical implications of AI. Flanagan spoke about the picture’s effectiveness in a Letterboxd critique. His review shows he came away...