This list is for fictional artificial intelligences.
Static robots, androids, cyborgs and computers depicted in fiction are discussed in the separate list of fictional robots and androids, list of fictional cyborgs and list of fictional computers.
Comics
1950s
Cerebex (1953) Brainiac from the Superman comics (1958)
1960s
Ultron from the Avengers (1968)
1990s
LYLA, short for LYrate Lifeform Approximation from the Spider-Man 2099 comics (1992) Mr. Smartie, a teacher for Astra Furst (1995)
2000s
Terror 2000 on Terra Obscura (2001) Multiple from the Schlock Mercenary webcomic (2000-2020), with Ennesby and Post-Dated Check Loan ("Petey") being some of the most prominent ones.
2010s
Multiple from The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys comic series (2013-2014) by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon, including the android prostitutes Blue and Red, as well as the robot messiah DESTROYA.
Novels
1960s
AM, from the short story I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison (1967)
1970s
Proteus IV from Demon Seed by Dean Koontz (1973) Deep Thought, Marvin the Paranoid Android from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
1980s
Wintermute and Neuromancer from Neuromancer by William Gibson
Continuity, from Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
1990s
The Librarian from the novel Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Rei Toei from Idoru and All Tomorrow's Parties (novel) by William Gibson
2010s
The Thunderhead, from the Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman, a post-singularity AI tasked with running the planet. It is a secondary character in the first novel and becomes a central character in the later novels.
Film
1960s
HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
1970s
The Tabernacle from Zardoz (1974)
1980s
Master Control Program, Sark and Tron from Tron (1982) Skynet from the Terminator series SAL 9000. from 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
1990s
Agents Brown, Jones, and Smith from The Matrix. Other programs includes The Oracle (1999) S.E.T.H. (self evolving thought helix) from Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
2000s
The Oracle, Seraph, Merovingian, Persephone, and the Architect from The Matrix Reloaded. The Agent programs are upgraded. The new Agents included Jackson, Johnson, and Thompson. Agent Smith is now a computer virus with the ability to copy himself using humans and programs. (2003) The Oracle, Seraph, Sati, Rama Kandra, Kamala, Merovigian, Persephone, Architect, and Smith from The Matrix Revolutions. (2003)
2010s
J.A.R.V.I.S. from the Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, and Avengers: Age of Ultron. F.R.I.D.A.Y., replacement A.I. for Tony Stark / Iron Man, after J.A.R.V.I.S. became the Vision, from Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War,, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Vision (formerly J.A.R.V.I.S.) from Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, and Avengers: Infinity War. Samantha from her (2013) STEM from Upgrade (2018)
2020s
The Entity from Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) and the untitled eighth film (2025).
Television series
1970s
Orac and Zen from the BBC television series Blakes 7 (1978)
1980s
Automan and Cursor from Automan (1983) Max Headroom, a TV host personality who appeared in various TV shows Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) Holly from the TV Sitcom Red Dwarf (1988) Ziggy from the sci-fi series Quantum Leap (1989) K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider
1990s
MAL from Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) The Doctor hologram from Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
2000s
The Andromeda Ascendant's avatars, including the android "Rommie", from Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda (2000)] D.A.V.E. (Digital Advanced Villain Emulator) from The Batman (2004) Mr Smith from The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007) Sigmund from Fanboy & Chum Chum (2009)
2010s
The Machine from Person of Interest 2011-2016
Poe from Altered Carbon 2018-2020
2020s
Limòn from Brockmire 2020
Mrs. Davis from Mrs. Davis 2023
Video games
1990s
LINC and "Joey" from Beneath A Steel Sky
SHODAN from the System Shock game series
Deus from Xenogears
Durandal, Leela, Tycho and other minor AI from Marathon (video game)