In Colossus: The Forbin Project, American scientist Dr. Charles Forbin creates an all-powerful supercomputer to protect the free world, only for it to link with a Soviet counterpart and demand total control over humanity. The AI, cold and logical, argues that only under its absolute rule can mankind be saved from itself. The film is a chilling and thought-provoking exploration of artificial intelligence, freedom, and the unintended consequences of unchecked technological power.
Joseph Sargent films the US supercomputer linking with its Soviet counterpart and refusing to be turned off. The 1970 film is the AI doomsday scenario, fifty years early.