Blumhouse’s Afraid brings AI terror to the smart home

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Blumhouse’s Afraid brings AI terror to the smart home
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The first trailer for Blumhouse’s Afraid — out August 30th — makes it look like a dark and twisted spiritual sequel to Disney’s Smart House.

Sony and Blumhouse’s Afraid from director Chris Weitz might not go so far as to suggest that you shouldn’t have so many smart devices watching and listening to everything you do in your home. But the movie’s first trailer will probably leave you contemplating what the AI-powered Internet of Things could do to you if it decided to go rogue under the pretense of being helpful.

With its sensors placed everywhere and its constant tendency to ingest information about the family, it’s all too easy for AIA to become a reassuring presence in their lives once it takes over paying the bills and making sure the kids do their chores.

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