Sort of a grab-bag. Shows which seemed to start with "AI/VR is cool. What kind of show can we make?"
| 1983 | Automan | Cop with a solid-hologram AI partner |
| 1995 | VR.5 | A woman really good at VR is given assignments by a mysterious good guy |
| 1999:3eps | Harsh Realm | soldiers are trapped in VR military sim |
| 2011-2016 | Person of Interest | A secret AI made of every camera everywhere talks to some people |
| 2018 | Reverie | Artistic woman recruited to help trapped VR addicts |
| 2020 | Next | A few people learn about and fight a rogue AI |