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India.com
10-08-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Terminator-like focus, nuclear-level destruction...: Top filmmaker issues chilling warning about AI, says humans will go extinct if...
Representational Image/AI-generated. 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.
Time of India
09-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
James Cameron warns AI weapons could trigger ‘Terminator-style apocalypse'
Acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron has raised urgent concerns about the growing role of artificial intelligence in modern weaponry, particularly nuclear systems, warning that its unchecked integration could plunge humanity into a 'Terminator-style apocalypse.' In a recent Rolling Stone interview promoting his upcoming film adaptation of Ghosts of Hiroshima, Cameron highlighted the peril of rapid-response military environments where decision-making speeds may surpass human capacity. He cautioned that even having a 'human in the loop' may not be enough to prevent catastrophic errors, urging world leaders to implement strict safeguards and act swiftly to avoid consequences comparable to a nuclear disaster. Terminator director James Cameron highlights three existential threats Cameron emphasised that humanity now faces three concurrent existential crises: climate change and environmental degradation, nuclear proliferation, and super-intelligent AI. He noted that all three are 'manifesting and peaking at the same time,' creating a level of risk unlike any previous period in history. His warning echoes recent findings, such as a Stanford survey where 36% of AI researchers believed AI could trigger a 'nuclear-level catastrophe,' and conclusions from a University of Chicago summit envisioning the near inevitability of AI pairing with nuclear systems. AI in film, useful but not creative replacement by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like These Are The Most Beautiful Women In The World Undo Despite his concerns about AI's role in weaponry, Cameron supports its limited and intentional use in filmmaking, particularly for tasks like visual effects, where it can halve production costs without reducing artistic staffing. In 2024, he joined Stability AI's board and has voiced optimism that generative tools can accelerate creative workflows. However, he stands firm in his belief that AI cannot replace screenwriters or actors. 'You have to be human to write something that moves an audience,' Cameron said, dismissing AI-generated scripts as emotionally hollow "word salad." A moral through-line from Terminator to Hiroshima Cameron's warnings are grounded in decades-long themes from his body of work, including The Terminator's portrayal of an AI-dominated apocalypse and his longstanding fascination with nuclear threats. His upcoming Ghosts of Hiroshima project continues this through-line. He hopes the film not only chronicles humanity's darkest moments but also inspires empathy and introspection. 'If I do my job perfectly,' he said, 'everybody will walk out of the theatre in horror after the first 20 minutes. But then they'll care.' AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
CNN
08-08-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Balcony collapses in Gaza under weight of crowd scrambling for aid
Balcony collapses in Gaza under weight of crowd scrambling for aid As Palestinians rushed toward an aid package airdropped in Gaza City, a balcony collapsed under the weight of the crowd. It is not clear how many people were injured in this incident. 00:41 - Source: CNN Vertical World News 16 videos Balcony collapses in Gaza under weight of crowd scrambling for aid As Palestinians rushed toward an aid package airdropped in Gaza City, a balcony collapsed under the weight of the crowd. It is not clear how many people were injured in this incident. 00:41 - Source: CNN Imagine Your City Split in Two: This Is Kherson, Ukraine Russia has launched a new push for control in southern Ukraine, using drones to target key access roads and strike a vital bridge in Kherson. The goal: to split the city in two. Civilians are caught in the middle, facing constant drone attacks as they try to escape or survive in a divided city. 01:44 - Source: CNN CNN gets aerial view of Gaza destruction CNN's Matthew Chance joins the Jordanian air force in a flight over Gaza and gets an aerial view of the destruction on the ground after almost two years of war. 00:47 - Source: CNN CNN joins aid drop over Gaza Jordanian planes have dropped 6.6 tonnes of aid over Gaza such as tinned food and baby formula. Israel began allowing airdrops of aid into the enclave in late July, but aid groups have criticized the delivery method as impractical and potentially dangerous. CNN's Matthew Chance joined one of the planes as it flew over Gaza. 00:40 - Source: CNN Nicaraguan migrant escapes ICE, barricades himself at home Fontana resident Robert Reyes, his three children, his wife and mother-in-law have remained inside their apartment after security cameras captured the moment Reyes sprinted through his apartment door just moments before a California Border Patrol agent could apprehend him. CNN is trying to verify the status of the case with authorities in California. 02:17 - Source: CNN New US tariffs are now in place A new wave of tariffs on exports to the US have come into effect. CNN's Marc Stewart explains the latest and what they mean for US consumers. 01:39 - Source: CNN James Cameron's planned film on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 'a sacred duty' to survivors Film director James Cameron tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour he is adapting the book, "Ghosts of Hiroshima" by Charles Pellegrino into a film that he "has to make" partly because of a pledge he made to Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. 02:55 - Source: CNN US special envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Russia US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump threatened to impose punishing new sanctions on Russia. The meeting, which lasted around 3 hours, was described as 'constructive and useful' by Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, according to Russian state media TASS. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports. 01:49 - Source: CNN Mudslide engulfs Indian village after deadly flash floods Flash flooding struck northern India on Tuesday prompting at least 70 people to be evacuated while dozens remain missing, according to officials in Uttarakhand. At least four people have died in the flooding, which triggered a mudslide that was caught on video as it engulfed a Himalayan village. 00:46 - Source: CNN Women in Gaza face their periods without adequate supplies Women in Gaza say they feel "embarrassed" and degraded by the dire hygiene situation in the enclave. Israel's aid blockade has deprived women of essential supplies like sanitary pads, tampons and soap while access to clean water remains scarce. Mother of six, Ghadeer Nassar told CNN how she has been forced to cut up pieces of old cloth to fashion makeshift sanitary pads for her teenage daughter. 01:44 - Source: CNN A 12-year-old girl's quest to find food in Gaza CNN first met 12-year-old Jana in May months after her older brother was killed by Israeli fire, according to her family. Now, we follow her quest to find food as even the soup kitchens have become dangerous. As starvation and desperation has deepened in the enclave, the family's health has also deteriorated. The IDF did not respond to a request for comment on the death of Jana's brother. CNN's Abeer Salman reports. 01:22 - Source: CNN Japanese firework festival ends with barges on fire A firework festival in Japan's Yokohama went awry on Monday when fireworks landed on the barges they were being launched from, setting two of the barges on fire. The event organizer told police a fireworks launch system went out of control, Reuters reported citing local media. 00:27 - Source: CNN Great Barrier Reef sees record coral bleaching According to the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), parts of the Great Barrier Reef suffered their biggest-ever declines last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swaths of hard coral. 00:55 - Source: CNN How to spot a North Korean operative on LinkedIn North Korean operatives are using fake identities to secure remote tech jobs at US companies and make millions for Kim Jong Un's regime. CNN's Teele Rebane breaks down how the scheme works and what to look for online. 03:07 - Source: CNN The apartment she bought is perfect. The owner just has to die first There is a morbid loophole that could get you a Paris apartment for half the price. The French viager system is a real estate deal where buyers essentially bet on how long the seller has left to live. 01:50 - Source: CNN Tornado hits Inner Mongolia Footage shows a tornado hitting Inner Mongolia on Monday. No casualties were reported from the incident, according to a state media report. 00:29 - Source: CNN
CNN
08-08-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Balcony collapses in Gaza under weight of crowd scrambling for aid
Balcony collapses in Gaza under weight of crowd scrambling for aid As Palestinians rushed toward an aid package airdropped in Gaza City, a balcony collapsed under the weight of the crowd. It is not clear how many people were injured in this incident. 00:41 - Source: CNN Vertical World News 16 videos Balcony collapses in Gaza under weight of crowd scrambling for aid As Palestinians rushed toward an aid package airdropped in Gaza City, a balcony collapsed under the weight of the crowd. It is not clear how many people were injured in this incident. 00:41 - Source: CNN Imagine Your City Split in Two: This Is Kherson, Ukraine Russia has launched a new push for control in southern Ukraine, using drones to target key access roads and strike a vital bridge in Kherson. The goal: to split the city in two. Civilians are caught in the middle, facing constant drone attacks as they try to escape or survive in a divided city. 01:44 - Source: CNN CNN gets aerial view of Gaza destruction CNN's Matthew Chance joins the Jordanian air force in a flight over Gaza and gets an aerial view of the destruction on the ground after almost two years of war. 00:47 - Source: CNN CNN joins aid drop over Gaza Jordanian planes have dropped 6.6 tonnes of aid over Gaza such as tinned food and baby formula. Israel began allowing airdrops of aid into the enclave in late July, but aid groups have criticized the delivery method as impractical and potentially dangerous. CNN's Matthew Chance joined one of the planes as it flew over Gaza. 00:40 - Source: CNN Nicaraguan migrant escapes ICE, barricades himself at home Fontana resident Robert Reyes, his three children, his wife and mother-in-law have remained inside their apartment after security cameras captured the moment Reyes sprinted through his apartment door just moments before a California Border Patrol agent could apprehend him. CNN is trying to verify the status of the case with authorities in California. 02:17 - Source: CNN New US tariffs are now in place A new wave of tariffs on exports to the US have come into effect. CNN's Marc Stewart explains the latest and what they mean for US consumers. 01:39 - Source: CNN James Cameron's planned film on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 'a sacred duty' to survivors Film director James Cameron tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour he is adapting the book, "Ghosts of Hiroshima" by Charles Pellegrino into a film that he "has to make" partly because of a pledge he made to Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. 02:55 - Source: CNN US special envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Russia US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump threatened to impose punishing new sanctions on Russia. The meeting, which lasted around 3 hours, was described as 'constructive and useful' by Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, according to Russian state media TASS. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports. 01:49 - Source: CNN Mudslide engulfs Indian village after deadly flash floods Flash flooding struck northern India on Tuesday prompting at least 70 people to be evacuated while dozens remain missing, according to officials in Uttarakhand. At least four people have died in the flooding, which triggered a mudslide that was caught on video as it engulfed a Himalayan village. 00:46 - Source: CNN Women in Gaza face their periods without adequate supplies Women in Gaza say they feel "embarrassed" and degraded by the dire hygiene situation in the enclave. Israel's aid blockade has deprived women of essential supplies like sanitary pads, tampons and soap while access to clean water remains scarce. Mother of six, Ghadeer Nassar told CNN how she has been forced to cut up pieces of old cloth to fashion makeshift sanitary pads for her teenage daughter. 01:44 - Source: CNN A 12-year-old girl's quest to find food in Gaza CNN first met 12-year-old Jana in May months after her older brother was killed by Israeli fire, according to her family. Now, we follow her quest to find food as even the soup kitchens have become dangerous. As starvation and desperation has deepened in the enclave, the family's health has also deteriorated. The IDF did not respond to a request for comment on the death of Jana's brother. CNN's Abeer Salman reports. 01:22 - Source: CNN Japanese firework festival ends with barges on fire A firework festival in Japan's Yokohama went awry on Monday when fireworks landed on the barges they were being launched from, setting two of the barges on fire. The event organizer told police a fireworks launch system went out of control, Reuters reported citing local media. 00:27 - Source: CNN Great Barrier Reef sees record coral bleaching According to the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), parts of the Great Barrier Reef suffered their biggest-ever declines last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swaths of hard coral. 00:55 - Source: CNN How to spot a North Korean operative on LinkedIn North Korean operatives are using fake identities to secure remote tech jobs at US companies and make millions for Kim Jong Un's regime. CNN's Teele Rebane breaks down how the scheme works and what to look for online. 03:07 - Source: CNN The apartment she bought is perfect. The owner just has to die first There is a morbid loophole that could get you a Paris apartment for half the price. The French viager system is a real estate deal where buyers essentially bet on how long the seller has left to live. 01:50 - Source: CNN Tornado hits Inner Mongolia Footage shows a tornado hitting Inner Mongolia on Monday. No casualties were reported from the incident, according to a state media report. 00:29 - Source: CNN
Express Tribune
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
James Cameron explains focus on Avatar films and hopes they can inspire connection with nature
James Cameron has said that his decision to devote the past two decades of his career to the Avatar franchise has been motivated by more than financial success. Speaking to Rolling Stone, the director explained that he sees the films as an opportunity to promote themes of environmental awareness and human connection. 'I've justified making Avatar movies to myself for the last 20 years, not based on how much money we made, but on the basis that hopefully it can do some good,' Cameron said. 'It can help connect us to our lost aspect of ourself that connects with nature and respects nature.' The original Avatar (2009) remains the highest-grossing film of all time, earning $2.9 billion worldwide. Its sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), holds the third-highest record with $2.3 billion. Cameron described the films as a 'Trojan horse strategy' — offering entertainment while encouraging reflection on environmental and social themes. While preparing new projects such as The Devils and Ghosts of Hiroshima, Cameron is currently in post-production on Avatar: Fire and Ash, set for release on December 19 2025. He has confirmed he feels healthy enough to direct Avatar 4 and Avatar 5. The filmmaker noted that his long-term commitment to the series mirrors that of other creators who stayed within a single universe. 'Why did [George] Lucas keep working in the same thing? Why did [Gene] Roddenberry keep working in the same thing? Because when you connect with people, why would you squander that?' he said. Cameron has not made a non-Avatar film since Titanic in 1997, but said the expansive world of Pandora allows him to tell a wide range of stories and experiment with different styles while maintaining the franchise's core themes.
