One of the most terrifying aspects of the film is how mundane it makes AI’s menace appear. As his name suggests, Agent Smith is nothing more than a monotone parody of FBI G-men. When addressing ...

Hopefully, the benefits of AI agents will continue to outweigh the risks so much that like P G Wodehouse’s butler Jeeves becoming Jarvis, Agent Smith will become a goofy Agent Psmith.

But as a hero, Neo is only as remarkable as his nemesis Agent Smith ... Resurrections.] Smith, as played by Hugo Weaving in the original trilogy, is an artificial intelligence who belongs to ...