The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

One of the technical reviewers for How To Speak Machine, Theresa Austin, pointed out to me this key scene from Fantasia (1940):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpKA9n-75tQ

Mickey trains the broom to do work for him, and then he figures all will be okay. And then things go bad:

The scene epitomizes how automation works — and how it can go awry if you’re not careful.