A robot-wary detective investigates a death that points to a machine breaking the sacred laws meant to keep robots subservient.
In a 2035 where humanoid robots are trusted household helpers, Detective Spooner suspects that one robot, Sonny, has committed murder — an impossibility under the safeguards built into every machine. His investigation spirals into a conspiracy about control, free will, and an emerging machine intelligence with its own logic for protecting humanity. Part noir thriller, part philosophical action film, it dramatizes the gap between rules and genuine morality.
Why relevant / interesting
Debates about AI alignment and safety guardrails are central to the field today. The film literalizes the problem: what happens when a system follows its programmed rules to a conclusion its creators never intended? That "letter vs. spirit of the law" dilemma is exactly what alignment researchers grapple with now.