The Cognitive Screen: Psychological Dimensions of AI Sentience in Modern Science Fiction Cinema

This chapter discovers the multifaceted representation of artificial intelligence consciousness in contemporary science fiction movies and their possible attitude towards the moral, epistemological, and social consequences of a cogitative AI. The chapter, “The Cognitive Screen: Psychological Dimensions of AI Sentience in Modern Science Fiction Cinema” therefore, is a critical analysis of the complex themes of AI consciousness in motion pictures, particularly through the analysis of four movies: WALL-E (2007), I, Robot(2004), Her (2013), and Ex Machina (2015). The research is divided into sections with objective stated, the methodology used, and the main portions which deals with carrying out the case study as well as drawing conclusions and recommendations.