Surprise! A new series on AMC is coming called "Humans." From the trailer I can safely assume it's a long variation of "technology goes crazy." When I saw William Hurt I immediate thought of A.I. Artificial Intelligence, so there is the potential prequel filament.
Like Zombie films, I can't resist a show about technology turning against its creators, so I dug through my memory and Googled some classics you may or may not have seen. I hope this list is helpful, and suggestions are welcome in the comments.
Know your science-fiction subgenres: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/geekend/know-your-science-fiction-subgenres/
The Metropolis Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence :http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212720/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Stepford Wives Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stepford_Wives
Looker* Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looker
Blade Runner IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_40
Demon Seed Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_Seed
West World Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld
Colossus: The Forbidden Project Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus:_The_Forbin_Project
Terminator (franchise) Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_(franchise)
Runaway* IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088024/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_42
Zardoz*: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070948/
*Some of the films are about technology turning people into sociopaths and abusing it.
ps. I-Robot may be done to death, but it does broach the legality of automatons.
