The “Alien” movies vary widely in quality — there arguably hasn’t been a truly satisfying one since the first two in 1979 and 1986 — but a key thread has endured across the 46 years: However scary the ...

On the Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Are we on the precipice of AI-generated art replacing human creators? Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor of Information Studies at UCLA, ...

Artificial intelligence occupies the minds of many these days, including the showrunner, Noah Hawley, of a new FX series based on the long-lurking “Alien” franchise, “Alien: Earth.” Mr. Hawley informs ...

“I am afraid of my visions.” Thus spoke H.R. Giger, the artist whose paintings led to him being engaged by director Ridley ...

Here's a quick look at how the Alien franchise helped shape and advance the notion of AI adversaries and allies in the sci-fi genre. This isn't a deep dive into the lengthy history of AI in science ...

It’s easy to be smug about AI “art” because, hey, doesn’t that stuff look like garbage? But the reality isn’t so simple. To the untrained eye, it seems that AI-generated images are more than just ...