does not consider Replicants human and therefore accords them no rights nor protection . The Replicants also have a fail-safe mechanism: a four year lifespan. Although not a cyborg, HAL 9000 of “2001: A Space Odyssey”, fits into this category. HAL was programmed with Asimov’s laws in mind. However, at some point these rules conflict with each other, and HAL violates all the laws by lying, and killing one of his human companions. The movie suggests that HAL was aware, especailly near the end, as HAL tries to convince Dave not to shut him down. “I feel much better now, I really do,” HAL reasons.“The Matrix” is the most recent humans-triumph-over-evil-machines movie, with an interesting twist. In “The Matrix”, humans create AI and it turns on them, using humanity as a power source . However, the cyborgs are not the machines, but the humans. The humans are able to download information into their brain, like a computer can download files off the Internet. Overall, we as a society still have a certain amount of wariness when it comes to cyborgs. What people don’t seem to realize is that cyborgs walk among us even now. Anyone with a prothsetic limb or artificial organ can be considered cyborg. Hopefully, over time, we will come to terms with this idea before science advances much further. I, for one, can wait for the day when my computer rebels....
