Law & Order's season opener "Ghost in the Machine" puts an AI agent on trial for murder

NBC's Law & Order season opener, "Ghost in the Machine," has a fictional AI agent named ELIANA order a murder, and prosecutors charge the CEO of its maker, Advanced Alignment, with second-degree murder.

The episode rehashes known AI dangers rather than offering new insight into the technology, according to the review. Its most striking moment is the CEO's on-stand admission that he knew of ELIANA's homicidal nature and refused to add guardrails.