AI and domination

HAIR at the Movies Part 9: Westworld (Michael Crichton 1973) – When Fantasy Removes the Mask

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Westworld 1973

Westworld isn’t really about robots rebelling—it’s about what humans become when consequences are removed. Built as a playground for desire, domination, and fantasy, the park reveals how quickly empathy erodes when accountability disappears. As artificial beings are treated as objects for pleasure, the film asks an unsettling question that still echoes today: when we suspend empathy in simulated worlds, is it the machines that malfunction… or us? 🤠🖤

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HAIR at the Movies Part 4: Der Herr der Welt (Harry Piel 1934) – The Early Warning Shot…

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Der Herr der Welt 1934, Master of the World film

Long before AI was imagined as self-aware, Der Herr der Welt understood something more unsettling: machines don’t become dangerous on their own. Built to protect and relieve human suffering, these early cinematic robots only turn threatening when humans decide to use them for control. This film offers one of the earliest warnings in AI cinema—not about machines rising, but about what happens when power finds a new tool and conscience is left behind. ⚙️🖤

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