Yes and no. An unrelated A.I. is indeed based on a book. Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is a science fiction and drama movie from 2001 that was not just written but also directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg. It was based on Ian Watson’s screen story, which in turn was based on a short story by Brian Aldiss from 1969 called “Supertoys Last All Summer Long.” The artificial intelligence being spoken about in this article, on the other hand, is a term coined by Stanford computer science professor John McCarthy.