The “Alien” movies vary widely in quality — there arguably hasn’t been a truly satisfying one since the first two in 1979 and 1986 — but a key thread has endured across the 46 years: However scary the ...

A provocative theory circulating among artificial intelligence researchers suggests that once machines achieve human-level intelligence and beyond, they might create something entirely unexpected: a ...

Here's a quick look at how the Alien franchise helped shape and advance the notion of AI adversaries and allies in the sci-fi genre. This isn't a deep dive into the lengthy history of AI in science ...