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By Michael Abdan, Esq.
An android — a human robot — confidently addressing a courtroom, its digital eyes gleaming with intelligence. The judge and jurors, captivated. What’s remarkable isn’t the futuristic spectacle, but that this AI can outspeak, outthink, and match seasoned trial lawyers head-to-head.
If Hollywood has taught us anything, it’s that AI always knows more than it lets on. Remember HAL 9000, the sentient computer, in “2001: A Space Odyssey”? HAL wasn’t just any ordinary assistant; he had intelligence that surpassed human comprehension. And Ridley’s Scott’s masterpiece: “Blade Runner,” a film where AI goes beyond mere data crunching. Replicants, those bioengineered beings from Tyrell Corp., were designed to be “more human than human.” And who can forget James Cameron’s “Aliens,” where the corporate sycophant, Burke, was supplanted by an android named Bishop?
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