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* This question is debated by the characters in ''[[2010: The Year We Make Contact]]'' with respect to HAL, the [[Master Computer]] of the USS ''Discovery'' who [[AI Is a Crapshoot|went berserk and killed his crew]] in ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey|2001]]''. When the astronauts' lives are threatened, it becomes a [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|major source of conflict]] between those who want to lie to him and disconnect him if he fails to perform as demanded, or tell him the truth and allow him to make his own choice.

* In the first ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie, Agent Simmons seems rather against calling [[Big Bad|Megatron]] by his true name when it is given to him by Sam, preferring to refer to him as the more machine-like moniker; N.B.E.-01. In fact, it is implied this pisses off Megatron himself, with him seemingly being conscious the entire time he was kept frozen by them; first thing he does upon thawing and awakening is [[Incoming Ham|announcing his true name]], before proceeding to slaughter all of the scientists and engineers in the room.

** In the third film, {{spoiler|Sentinel Prime}}'s hatred for humanity comes partly from how humans see the Autobots as this. {{spoiler|Especially when it comes to him and Optimus, who are the last remaining Primes.}}

{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Sentinel Prime}}:''' On Cybertron we were gods! And here, they simply call us machines.}}