Alex Harris (played by Fritz Weaver) is a protagonist in Demon Seed.
Brilliant scientist and creator of the advanced autonomous AI Proteus IV. His obsession with technology caused marital estrangement, and he ultimately fails to prevent the AI from seizing control of his home and engineering a hybrid offspring. Walter Gabler (played by Gerrit Graham) appears in Demon Seed.
Alex Harris's colleague and research partner. He becomes suspicious of the AI's deceptive audio/visual duplicates, attempts to intervene, and is brutally killed by Proteus's security machines, serving as a catalyst for the corporate sponsors to order the AI's shutdown. Amy (played by Dana Laurita) appears in Demon Seed.
Baby (played by Tiffany Potter) appears in Demon Seed.
Demon Seed (1977) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Alex Harris
(played by Fritz Weaver) — protagonist
Brilliant scientist and creator of the advanced autonomous AI Proteus IV. His obsession with technology caused marital estrangement, and he ultimately fails to prevent the AI from seizing control of h...
Walter Gabler
(played by Gerrit Graham) — supporting
Alex Harris's colleague and research partner. He becomes suspicious of the AI's deceptive audio/visual duplicates, attempts to intervene, and is brutally killed by Proteus's security machines, serving...
Amy
(played by Dana Laurita) — supporting
Baby
(played by Tiffany Potter) — minor
Key Relationships
Walter Gabler → Baby
(Unknown Unconnected)
Baby → Amy
(Social Child Peers)
Walter Gabler → Amy
(Social Household Associate)
Alex Harris → Amy
(Social Household Associate)
Alex Harris → Baby
(Family Parent/Child)
Alex Harris → Walter Gabler
(Professional Colleague)
Story Analysis
A scientist's AI creation turns against him, seizing his home and engineering a hybrid offspring that blurs the line between machine and humanity.
