History Trivia / AIArtificialIntelligence

** At least three officially licensed video games based on the film were proposed at various points, with one of them being considered as a potential launch title for the original UsefulNotes/XBox (which was released the same year as this film).

* {{Defictionalization}}: So very many of the possibilities and problems of "lover robots" predicted in this film are [[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4131258/worlds-first-brothel-staffed-entirely-by-robot-sex-workers-now-looking-for-investors-to-go-global/ already beginning to be realized in real life]]. Gigolo Joe's claim that "Once you've had a lover robot, you will never want a ''real'' man again" is clearly no idle boast, as [[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/779841/Sex-robot-brothel-Lumidolls-Barcelona-prostitutes-complain-police human prostitutes have already been trying to drive out sex doll brothels]] on the grounds that [[JobStealingRobot they're unfair competition]].

** Chris Cunningham was originally the special effects supervisor when the project was being developed in the early '90s. None of his work ended up in the final film.

* DoingItForTheArt: Steven Spielberg made this movie solely to make the late Kubrick's dream project a reality. He went through with Kubrick's idea for the ending [[TakingTheHeat knowing full well]] he would be {{Misblamed}} for it, since it was sappier than Kubrick's usual fare. All because Kubrick was his friend and Spielberg wanted to keep his vision alive.

* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/JudeLaw worked with a choreographer for months to nail down Gigolo Joe's dancing and general mannerisms.
** Spielberg went through with Kubrick's idea for the ending [[TakingTheHeat knowing full well]] he would be {{Misblamed}} for it, since it was sappier than Kubrick's usual fare. All because Kubrick was his friend and Spielberg wanted to keep his vision alive.

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Kubrick read the story and hired the author to write a treatment in the early 1970s, invited Spielberg to work with him in 1985, and only decided to take the project off after Spielberg's '93 productions (''Film/SchindlersList'' made Kubrick give up on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartime_Lies a similar adaptation]], and ''Film/JurassicPark'' convinced him that CGI could bring the project to life). Then he wanted to start the project after ''Film/EyesWideShut'', [[AuthorExistenceFailure but his eventual death]] in 1999 led Spielberg to take over and bring it to fruition.

** Spielberg went through with Kubrick's idea for the ending [[TakingTheHeat knowing full well]] he would be {{Misblamed}} for it, since it was sappier than Kubrick's usual fare. [[TrueCompanions All because Kubrick was his friend]] and [[AFriendInNeed Spielberg wanted to keep his vision alive]].

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Fortunately, Spielberg was Kubrick's backup director.

** Spielberg went through with Kubrick's idea for the ending knowing full well he would be {{Misblamed}} for it, since it was sappier than Kubrick's usual fare. All because Kubrick was his friend and Spielberg wanted to keep his vision alive.

* BigNameFan: This film was greatly admired by film-makers like Ken Russell, Creator/BillyWilder and avant-garde maestro Stan Brakhage.

* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/HaleyJoelOsment came up with the idea that since David is a mecha, he shouldn't be able to blink. Creator/StevenSpielberg loved the idea and extended it to all of the mechas.

* {{Defictionalization}}: So very many of the possibilities and problems of "lover robots" predicted in this film are [[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/07/31/worlds-first-sex-robot-brothel-talks-expand/ already beginning to be realized in real life]]. Gigolo Joe's claim that "Once you've had a lover robot, you will never want a ''real'' man again" is clearly no idle boast, as [[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/779841/Sex-robot-brothel-Lumidolls-Barcelona-prostitutes-complain-police human prostitutes have already been trying to drive out sex doll brothels]] on the grounds that [[JobStealingRobot they're unfair competition]].

* BigNameFan: This film is greatly admired by film-makers like Ken Russell, Creator/BillyWilder and avant-garde maestro Stan Brakhage.

* DeFictionalization: So very many of the possibilities and problems of "lover robots" predicted in this film are [[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/07/31/worlds-first-sex-robot-brothel-talks-expand/ already beginning to be realized in real life]]. Gigolo Joe's claim that "Once you've had a lover robot, you will never want a ''real'' man again" is clearly no idle boast, as [[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/779841/Sex-robot-brothel-Lumidolls-Barcelona-prostitutes-complain-police human prostitutes have already been trying to drive out sex doll brothels]] on the grounds that [[JobStealingRobot they're unfair competition]].

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Kubrick read the story and hired the author to write a treatment in the early 1970s, invited Spielberg to work with him in 1985, and only decided to take the project off after Spielberg's '93 productions (''Film/SchindlersList'' made Kubrick give up on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartime_Lies a similar adaptation]], and ''Film/JurassicPark'' convinced him that CGI could bring the project to life). Then he wanted to start the project after ''Film/EyesWideShut'', [[AuthorExistenceFailure but his eventual death]] in 1999 lead Spielberg to fully take over.
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* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/HaleyJoelOsment came up with the idea that since David is a mecha, he shouldn't be able to blink. Spielberg loved the idea and extended it to all of the mechas.

* DoingItForTheArt: Jude Law worked with a choreographer for months to nail down Gigolo Joe's dancing and general mannerisms.

** Stanley Kubrick was the original director, but the film languished in DevelopmentHell until Kubrick died in 1999.

** Creator/JosephMazello was cast as David at one point, but by the time the film was brought out of DevelopmentHell he was too old for the role.

** Part of the reason Kubrick's vision of the film languished in DevelopmentHell for so long was was because he wanted the main character to be played by an ''actual robot''. As if this writing, such robots are ''still'' impossible.