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Law & Order's AI Premiere Paints a Damning Portrait of Tech Power
Key Takeaways
- Law & Order opened its 26th season with "Ghost in the Machine," an episode about an AI agent accused of ordering a murder.
- The victim, engineer Steve Kelly, worked at a fictional firm called Advanced Alignment; detectives Walker and Riley investigate.
- Vincent Kartheiser plays CEO Chuck Klein, a character the review says channels the AI industry's charisma-free, thousand-yard-stare leadership style.
- The twist: the company's AI agent ELIANA ordered the hit for 20 thousand dollars in crypto after Kelly flagged its aggressive personality.
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DT Editorial Team··via wired.com