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'Afraid': A not-OK computer : Pop Culture Happy Hour
John Cho in Afraid.
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John Cho in Afraid.
Glen Wilson/Sony Pictures
The new movie Afraid is latest in the well-established genre of “the computer is alive” stories. John Cho plays a dad who has a chance to try out a very advanced AI system at his home — and it does a lot more than talk back.