Small Wonder What about the Spielberg film AI Robocop? There's always Twiki from Buck Rogerstoo. When I was a kid I loved Flight of the Navigatorand the ship is essentially a future version of Kit from Knight Rider. kleinbl00 and theadvancedapes, you two seem to enjoy the #futurology topic. Any suggestions?
I think The Last Question by Asimov is a great reading amonst many to show the student just how "big" you can think on this topic, taking it far beyond machine's convergence with man. Might not be the greatest fit based on the first draft of the syllabus though, as the AI in the tale doesn't realize emotional qualities or human form, really. Depends on how much you want to focus on those themes. It's been posted on Hubski a couple times now as I recall.
A wonderful read, thanks for the reminder of it. My wife had never read it, but now she has thanks to your link. Conversation ensued.