‘Tron: Ares’ Wants to Gaslight You About the Future of AI

Ares, named after the Greek god of war, was built to be an AI super-soldier. Then he found out about Frankenstein, started listening to Depeche Mode, and realized the tech bro who made him might be a hack. So he takes matters into his own hands on a quest for freedom from his suicide mission. I wish I were joking, but I’m not. That’s the premise of Tron: Ares.

AI bots awakening to the realities of human messiness are a trope almost as old as movies themselves. Even Metropolis’ metallic…