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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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