Marvel's X-Men franchise has been obsessed with the potential threat posed by artificial intelligence for decades, from the groundbreaking "Days of Future Past" storyline to the high watermark of the Krakoan Era . Now, with ChatGPT and other forms of advanced A.I. becoming ubiquitous, X-Men's cautionary tales feel more prescient and more urgent than ever.

X-Men boasts more than a few of Marvel's most memorable machine adversaries, starting with the mutant-hunting Sentinels, whose role in X -lore has continued to grow more complicated as the years have progressed.

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Over time, even more powerful A.I. foes have threatened mutantkind, while highlighting the same cultural anxieties as franchises like Terminator and The Matrix .

Ever Since "Days Of Future Past

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