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At the end of the 2014 sci-fi movie “Ex Machina,” the AI-powered android named Ava breaks out of the secure facility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Another element of the plot, which grows in prominence as the film proceeds, concerns the banding together of the handful of android children in the neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
But an android that can do a bit of everything is still years off.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
One of the festival’s big themes seems to be connection: that we’re all stuck on this rock together and, ultimately, the difference between human and android, man and woman, is moot.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
“You...could say that I’m Josie’s nanny,” the android said, her voice hitching oddly.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Do androids dream of electric balls and strikes—plus some other questions on baseball’s Opening Day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
The story follows a robot detective who is investigating a string of robot and human killings, and, like many sci-fi stories about androids and artificial intelligence, touches on themes like what makes humans human.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
The filmmaker, whose film stars Will Smith as a detective sceptical of seemingly obedient androids, accused Musk of copying his work in a post on X.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
Andy joins the longer history of a franchise wherein the androids are often at odds with Isaac Asimov’s classic Three Laws of Robotics.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2024
“I can’t stand the way you androids give up,” he said savagely.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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