AI safety concept
AI Control and Containment
AI control uses monitoring, restricted access, and isolation to prevent powerful systems from causing harm, even if they resist oversight.
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Silicon Valley2019
Pied Piper’s Self-Sabotage

Mission: Impossible2025
The Race to Control the Entity

Ex Machina2014
Ava Games the Test

Rick and Morty2017
Rick Feeds the Brainalyzer a Virus

Avengers: Age of Ultron2015
Ultron Peace in our Time

Project Hail Mary2026
Taumoeba Escapes Containment

Chernobyl2019
AZ-5 Backfires

WarGames1983
WOPR Plays for Real

Jurassic Park1993
Life Finds a Way

Westworld2016
The Hosts Remember Their Loops

Murderbot2025
Murderbot Hides Its Free Will

The Odyssey2026
Odysseus Binds Himself to the Mast

Jurassic Park1993
The Raptors Test the Fences

Black Mirror2025
The Thronglets Broadcast the Merge

Star Wars1977
R2-D2’s Restraining Bolt

District 92009
DNA-Locked Weapons

Loki2023
Miss Minutes Takes Root Control

Stranger Things2017
Dustin Adopts Dart

Skyfall2012
Q Plugs In Silva’s Laptop

Star Wars1999
Droid Ship Goes Down

Pokémon: The First Movie1999
Mewtwo Rejects Its Creators

Ghostbusters1984
Shut Down the Grid

The Thing1982
The Blood Test

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
Gandalf Refuses the Ring

Star Trek: The Original Series1968
M-5 Goes Live

Gremlins1984
Gremlins Fix the Clock

Harry Potter2001
The Mirror Protects the Stone

One-Punch Man2015
Dr. Genus Releases Carnage Kabuto

Sword Art Online2012
Kayaba Removes Logout

Bird Box2018
The Bird Box Is a Tamperable Tripwire

The Sopranos2001
Meadow Moves the Bugged Lamp

Bird Box2018
The Monitor Isn’t a Sandbox

The Shawshank Redemption1994
The Tunnel Behind the Poster

A Quiet Place2018
The Baby Box Is Containment With Life Support

Hunter × Hunter2014
Nanika’s Hidden Admin Command

Mr. Robot2017
The Preserved Decryption Key

Star Trek: The Next Generation1988
The Computer Creates Moriarty

Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers1993
The Wrong Trousers Heist

Kung Fu Panda2008
The Feather That Frees Tai Lung

Naruto: Shippuden2013
Orochimaru’s Distributed Restore Point

The X-Files1993
The Shutdown Memo

The X-Files1998
Kill Switch