AI Is Becoming All Too Real on TV
Several television shows this season, including 'The Pitt,' 'The Comeback,' and 'Scarpetta,' are incorporating AI as a central plot device, reflecting growing cultural anxieties about the technology's role in society and creative industries. These portrayals vary from realistic depictions of AI in medicine to more speculative uses, such as simulating deceased loved ones. While the shows express skepticism toward AI, they also highlight its evolving presence in both professional and personal contexts.
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Noah Wyle’s ‘The Pitt’ is one of several shows to include AI plot lines this season. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for HBO Max The AI Issue AI Is Becoming All Too Real on TV A whole lot of shows this season are fretting about the tech. They’re only partly right. By Daniel Fienberg Plus Icon Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic TheFienPrint Follow Sign Up More Stories by Daniel AI Is Becoming All Too Real on TV ‘Man on Fire’ Review: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Makes Friends and Tortures Enemies in Netflix’s Uninspired Revenge Thriller ‘Hulk Hogan: Real American’ Review: Netflix Docuseries Is More Interested in Celebrating Donald Trump Than Illuminating the Man Behind the Wrestling Icon View All May 1, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share…
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