Decades before the advent of Siri and ChatGPT, “The Twilight Zone” predicted our true fears behind artificial intelligence.
In 1963, an episode aired in black-and-white called Uncle Simon. Simon and his niece Barbara have a fraught relationship. Uncle Simon ridicules and insults Barbara daily, making incessant demands. Barbara eagerly awaits the day of Simon’s last breath so she can collect her uncle’s inheritance.
When that day...
