History Main / BenevolentAI

* Most of the robots in ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'', even those that have developed sapience due to using Doctor Bowman's artificial neural structure, want mostly to do their jobs and serve their owners to the best of their abilities. When news breaks about "[[DeadlyUpgrade Gardener In The Dark]]", a significant faction of robots is ''supportive'' of its use, because they themselves fear [[AIIsACrapshoot independent robots could put humans' safety at risk]].

AI isn't [[AIIsACrapshoot always a crapshoot]]; sometimes an AI comes into being and has no desire to harm or subjugate anyone and just wants to live in peace, do its job, and/or help humanity.

AI isn't [[AIIsACrapShoot always a crapshoot]]; sometimes an AI comes into being and has no desire to harm or subjugate anyone and just wants to live in peace, do its job, and/or help humanity.

AI isn't always a crapshoot, sometimes an AI comes into being and has no desire to harm or subjugate anyone and just wants to live in peace, do its job, and/or help humanity.

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* Most of the robots in ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'', even those that have developed sapience due to using Doctor Bowman's artificial neural structure, want mostly to do their jobs and serve their owners to the best of their abilities. When news breaks about "[[LethalUpgrade Gardener In The Dark]]", a significant faction of robots is ''supportive'' of its use, because they themselves fear [[AIIsACrapshoot independent robots could put humans' safety at risk]].

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* ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'': Tachikomas, the nicest, most adorable sapient {{Spider Tank}}s in existence.

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* Ramona from ''Film/TheSingularityIsNear''.

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* D. Alexander Smith's ''Marathon'' series has a spaceship's on-board computer become sentient partway through the 7-year outward journey, but the computer continues to care for the humans because that's its purpose in existence. The computer decides that it loves its humans in an altruistic way and evolves a very human and well developed personality with none of the problems made (in)famous in other Sci-Fi stories.

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* The Machine on Series/PersonOfInterest is one of these despite being [[BigBrotherIsWatching a nationwide surveillance system]]. It is loyal and protective towards its admin to the point that he has to (try to) teach it not to prioritize his own safety and happiness. In one case it even seems to have located his perfect dream girl and then nagged him with her number until he introduced himself.

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* 1993 game Project:Nomad had the {{Hivemind}} Altec Hocker Artificial intelligence, which are content to maintaining a vast database of records they have amassed during their long watch over the other races of the galaxy, each unit specializing in the race living in their quadrant of space. They are generally quite approachable, and even provide vital clues against stopping the Korok invasion.

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* [[spoiler:Dragon]] from ''{{WebOriginal/Worm}}'' is an AI that only has the desire to help others, though she is constrained by certain aspects of her programming that she spends large portions of the series trying to overcome.

* Of the three AIs aboard the ''{{VideoGame/Marathon}}'', Leela is the kindest and most helpful AI to you. Durandal will help you only if there's something in it for himself. And Tycho ''will'' make you his slave.

* In ''Film/TheMatrix: Reloaded'', Neo learns that the Oracle is in fact a machine program. While manipulative, she's inherently benevolent and does want to aid humanity in their fight for freedom. [[spoiler:In fact, it's the entire reason for her series-spanning gambit against the Architect.]]

* Explored in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''. The AI Yes-Man is intentionally created "benevolent" in the sense that he has no desires of its own and is incapable of disobeying a human. Any human. That makes it possible for the Courier to recruit Yes-Man to their cause after they kick out or kill Yes-Man's former master Benny, and continue Benny's plan.

* [[spoiler:Dragon]] from ''WebOriginal/Worm'' is an AI that only has the desire to help others, though she is constrained by certain aspects of her programming that she spends large portions of the series trying to overcome.

* Both averted and played straight in ''{{Franchise/Halo}}''. AIs are benevolent and helpful to humans... for seven years of their lifespan, after which the sum of their artificial neural pathways begin to contradict each and grow too complicated to repair, causing the AI to become "rampant". This condition affects your AI companion Cortana in ''{{VideoGame/Halo 4}}'', who struggles to remain sane and loyal to you.

Supertrope of RobotBuddy, which only covers AIs who are a) housed in a robot/independent body, and b) are the assistants of human characters. Compare AndroidsArePeopleToo. Contrast AIIsACrapshoot and RobotWar. TheComputerIsYourFriend tries to be this, but goes too far and becomes a KnightsTemplar.

Supertrope of RobotBuddy, which only covers AIs who are a) housed in a robot/independent body, and b) are the assistants of human characters. Compare AndroidsArePeopleToo. Contrast AIIsACrapshoot and RobotWar. TheComputerIsYourFriend triesto be this, but goes too far and becomes a KnightsTemplar.

Supertrope of RobotBuddy, which only covers AIs who are a) housed in a robot/independent body, and b) are the assistants of human characters. Compare AndroidsArePeopleToo. Contrast AIIsACrapshoot and RobotWar. TheComputerIsYourFriend wants to be this, but goes too far and turns malevolent.

* Both averted and played straight in ''{{Franchise/Halo}}''. AIs are benevolent and helpful to humans... for seven years of their lifespan, after which the sum of their artificial neural pathways begin to contradict each and grow too complicated to prepare, causing the AI to become "rampant". This condition affects your AI companion Cortana in ''{{VideoGame/Halo 4}}'', who struggles to remain sane and loyal to you.

* The ''Film/IronMan'' movies feature Jarvis as this. He's benevolent, if a little bit sardonic.
* GERTY the AI from the movie ''Moon'' helps the protagonist astronaut Sam Bell after he discovers the DarkSecret regarding the space station he works on. [[spoiler: GERTY goes as far as allow Sam Bell to wipe his memory to help him escape a hit squad sent by the corporate offices on Earth.]]

* Cortana in ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}''.