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I, Robot (2004)

★ 7.0 · 12,595 ratings on TMDB

One man saw it coming.

I, Robot poster★ 7.0

In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.

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In I, Robot, consciousness is carried by machines — a plane of “AI dystopia”. The story fights on E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing technology, authority, surveillance, control.

↷ machinesUStechnologyauthoritysurveillancecontrol
⇄ Parameter shift — the dial this world turnsrigor: loose
E10lawrobots may override the Three Laws to protect humanity, permitting harm to individuals (technology · universal)