Revenge: The AI: Lightning Talk

Proposed session for SQLBits 2026

TL; DR

Will AI take over? Are we doomed as a species? Is there anyone that can save us? Well, yeah, if you happened to read sci-fi books or watch sci-fi movies from decades past. Join us as we see how certain popular entertainment foretold many aspects of today's AI landscape, and how to protect yourself if and when AI asserts itself!

Session Details

This session will cover some humorous and entertaining aspects of AI in its current cycle, as well as some historical representations that may be relevant to today's directions in AI and LLMs. We will cover some lesser known elements of AI research and see how well some earlier predictions turned out.

3 things you'll get out of this session

Attendees will: - Probably get a good laugh, or a sensible chuckle, or at least a knowing smirk - Learn a few historic AI things that they might find interesting, and are being ignored in the current AI hype phase - Be able to test their movie trivia skills and possibly discover some cool stories to read

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