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‘Tron: Ares’ Wants to Gaslight You About the Future of AI

Angela Watercutter

created: Oct. 10, 2025, 10:30 a.m. | updated: Oct. 14, 2025, 7:09 p.m.

That’s the premise of Tron: Ares. Tron: Ares’ take is hotter: What if AI-powered machines evolved into benevolent loners? Once more, for those unclear on Tron: Ares’ message: The AI droid, made specifically to win on the battlefield, has gained sentience and gotten a little sentimental. Like all AI creations in sci-fi, Ares wants to be free. But Tron: Ares’ main takeaway seems to be that fears about AI are unfounded.

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