I think the reason AI & robots are so rich a concept for these fictional explorations is that humans vs robots are like (at least?) three significant archetypes

I think the reason AI & robots are so rich a concept for these fictional explorations is that humans vs robots are like (at least?) three significant archetypes: (1) Parents/children (2) Gods/humans (3) Owners/slaves Sometimes these comparisons are evoked explicitly (in Blade Runner, Roy Batty says "I want more life, Father"--which alludes to both the religious and parental Father--and later, "That's what it is to be a slave.")