Terminator-like focus, nuclear-level destruction...: Top filmmaker issues chilling warning about AI, says humans will go extinct if...
AI threat: The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has triggered alarms among people from all walks of life, including top scientists, technologists, futurists, and even renowned AI scientists whose worked helped develop AI into what it has become today. Now, veteran filmmaker James Cameron has also flagged an extinction-level threat for humanity, stating that AI can cause 'Terminator-like' devastation, and more destruction than any nuclear weapon if human control is not ensured. What did James Cameron say?
In an interview with Rolling Stone to talk about his upcoming movie 'Ghosts of Hiroshima', James Cameron, pointed out the dangers posed by use of AI in military systems, as these autonomous machines are capable of cold, calculated decisions, that go beyond human understanding.
The Canadian filmmaker, who created sci-fi blockbusters like Avatar, Aliens, and the Terminator franchise, warned that the risk of lethal mistakes with AI will remain, even if a human is in control of the system, and urged world leaders and governments to implement laws which ensure that AI never gets out of human control. Why Cameron called AI one of three big threats for humanity?
James Cameron called AI as one of the three major threats faced by humanity today– climate change, advanced nuclear weapons, and super-intelligent AI. The veteran film director said all three of these threats have peaked simultaneously, creating a never-before seen existential-level threat for the humankind.
Cameron cited Stanford University survey, according to to which about 36% AI researchers believe that AI can trigger a 'nuclear level catastrophe', noting that AI integration into nuclear weapons is inevitable, as was revealed at an AI conference at the University of Chicago.
According to Cameron, a powerful technology like AI needs to be handled with extreme caution, because a minor error could result in an extinction-level event, especially if AI is misused in nuclear weapons. 'People should take inspiration from films and understand the dangers of such a powerful technology,' he said.
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