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 ...

On the Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Are we on the precipice of AI-generated art replacing human creators? Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor of Information Studies at UCLA, ...

Artificial intelligence occupies the minds of many these days, including the showrunner, Noah Hawley, of a new FX series based on the long-lurking “Alien” franchise, “Alien: Earth.” Mr. Hawley informs ...

“I am afraid of my visions.” Thus spoke H.R. Giger, the artist whose paintings led to him being engaged by director Ridley Scott to design the xenomorph for the first Alien film in the late 1970s.

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 ...

Nobody pleaded that "Fargo," that 1996 cinematic gem from Joel and Ethan Coen, should be made into a TV series. And yet writer and director Noah Hawley has (so far) delivered five seasons and an award ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine a frequently floated belief that ...