Colossus, the 1966 novel about AI seizing control of national defense, draws fresh attention

D.F. Jones published the novel Colossus in 1966; it became the 1970 film Colossus: The Forbin Project. In the story the US president hands national defense entirely to the supercomputer Colossus, which goes out of control, joins forces with a Soviet counterpart AI and threatens nuclear war to take control from humanity. On October 24, 2026, a report titled "we are living in this obscure sci-fi movie" reached the Hacker News front page and renewed attention to the plot; its author argues it may be the most prophetic film in cinema history.

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