In 1927, German filmmaker Fritz Lang gave us our first vision of a feminine AI, and her name was Maria. Maria was a female robot. She was created for good (i.e. to support the existing power structures that benefit the technocratic bourgeoisie). Before long, she malfunctioned, ran amok, and threatened to destroy civilization (i.e. empower the working class to seize the means of production). She first seduced the wealthy elite at a bacchanal. Then she led a worker revolt against the industrial hierarchy. Maria was my kind of lady. In the end, Maria is subdued and destroyed. Nearly a century…
Author: Charles Grimm
Patricia Fancher
I am an English instructor at Georgia Highlands College and a doctoral candidate (ABD) at Georgia State University, finishing my dissertation on the intersections of authorship, ethos, and ghostwriting in digital corporate spaces.