Science Fiction Motif Index

Sub-motif under Class Struggles, Inequality, Power Struggles, and Slavery

The creation of artificial life would represent a huge amount of power for humanity.

Examples

1968 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Androids are indistinguishable from humans, and electric animals are externally identical, making them de facto alive.
1982 Blade Runner
Replicants are extremely realistic grown androids that can hardly be distinguished from humans, even by their makers. Replicated animals are also common.