As contemporary debates about robot safety protocols and AI ethics intensify, this classic scene from “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” offers a surprisingly relevant glimpse into human-robot interaction gone wrong. Angelina Jolie’s Lara faces off against a formidable killer robot in her mansion’s training room, narrowly avoiding decapitation thanks to a last-second safety protocol that prompts her now-famous question: “Was it programmed to stop before it took my head off?” The scene brilliantly combines action-packed entertainment with an eerily prescient commentary on robot safety mechanisms - a perfect reminder that even as we anticipate new Tomb Raider games, the franchise’s exploration of technology’s dangers remains as timely as ever.
Lara Croft VS Killer Robot: A Classic AI Safety Moment
