An adjacent subject concerns hostile cyborgs (that feature computer
components), such as
I, Robot
The Robocop series, particularly Robocop 2 (a nasty piece of work,
but relevant to your question)
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The Lawnmower Man series (okay, really trashy territory)
It would be interesting to see how closely the portrayal of computers
as hostile or friendly towards humans corresponds to a particular
decade's prevailing liberal or right-wing attitudes …
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