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Time of India
6 days ago
- 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
7NEWS
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
AI rise like 'Terminator-style apocalypse': James Cameron
Hollywood director James Cameron says the world is on the brink of a 'Terminator-style apocalypse' if artificial intelligence is allowed access to weapons systems. Cameron conceded it's possible for humankind to be left facing extinction as predicted in his 1984 sci-fi movie The Terminator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. 'I do think there's still a danger of a Terminator-style apocalypse where you put AI together with weapons systems, even up to the level of nuclear weapon systems, nuclear defence counterstrike, all that stuff,' he told Rolling Stone magazine. 'Because the theatre of operations is so rapid, the decision windows are so fast, it would take a super-intelligence to be able to process it, and maybe we'll be smart and keep a human in the loop. 'But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war. So I don't know.' Cameron added: 'I feel like we're at this cusp in human development where you've got the three existential threats: climate and our overall degradation of the natural world, nuclear weapons, and super-intelligence. 'They're all sort of manifesting and peaking at the same time ...' Cameron recently signed an open letter calling for nuclear disarmament and his next film is Ghosts of Hiroshima, based on the Charles Pellegrino book of the same name which tells the story of the atomic bomb blast in 1945 and its aftermath. The director admitted the movie might be the most 'challenging film' he will ever make.
NDTV
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
James Cameron's Chilling Warning About AI: "There's Danger Of Terminator-Style Apocalypse"
Hollywood director James Cameron has warned that integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with global weapons systems could recreate the dystopian future shown in his Terminator franchise. Cameron, who is working on a script for Terminator 7, has previously suggested that it was getting harder for him to write science fiction as modern technology continues to eclipse any fictional world he might create. "I do think there's still a danger of a Terminator-style apocalypse where you put AI together with weapons systems, even up to the level of nuclear weapon systems, nuclear defence counterstrike, all that stuff," Cameron said in an interview with Rolling Stone. "Because the theatre of operations is so rapid, the decision windows are so fast, it would take a super-intelligence to be able to process it, and maybe we'll be smart and keep a human in the loop. But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war. So I don't know." Cameron warned that three major existential threats were peaking at the same time, which posed a major challenge to all of humanity. I feel like we're at this cusp in human development where you've got the three existential threats: climate and our overall degradation of the natural world, nuclear weapons, and super-intelligence. They're all sort of manifesting and peaking at the same time. Maybe the super-intelligence is the answer." Notably, Cameron's 1984 Terminator movie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is set in a world where humanity is ruled by an AI defence network called Skynet. 'It gets more scary' Cameron is not the only one to sound the alarm about AI. Geoffrey Hinton, regarded by many as the 'godfather of AI', recently stated that the technology could soon develop its own language, making it impossible for humans to track the machines. "Now it gets more scary if they develop their own internal languages for talking to each other," said Mr Hinton. "I wouldn't be surprised if they developed their own language for thinking, and we have no idea what they're thinking." Mr Hinton added that AI has already demonstrated that it can think terrible thoughts, and it is not unthinkable that the machines could eventually think in ways that humans cannot track or interpret.
The Advertiser
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
AI rise like 'Terminator-style apocalypse': Cameron
Hollywood director James Cameron says the world is on the brink of a "Terminator-style apocalypse" if artificial intelligence is allowed access to weapons systems. Cameron conceded it's possible for humankind to be left facing extinction as predicted in his 1984 sci-fi movie The Terminator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. "I do think there's still a danger of a Terminator-style apocalypse where you put AI together with weapons systems, even up to the level of nuclear weapon systems, nuclear defence counterstrike, all that stuff," he told Rolling Stone magazine. "Because the theatre of operations is so rapid, the decision windows are so fast, it would take a super-intelligence to be able to process it, and maybe we'll be smart and keep a human in the loop. "But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war. So I don't know." Cameron added: "I feel like we're at this cusp in human development where you've got the three existential threats: climate and our overall degradation of the natural world, nuclear weapons, and super-intelligence. "They're all sort of manifesting and peaking at the same time ..." Cameron recently signed an open letter calling for nuclear disarmament and his next film is Ghosts of Hiroshima, based on the Charles Pellegrino book of the same name which tells the story of the atomic bomb blast in 1945 and its aftermath. The director admitted the movie might be the most "challenging film" he will ever make. Hollywood director James Cameron says the world is on the brink of a "Terminator-style apocalypse" if artificial intelligence is allowed access to weapons systems. Cameron conceded it's possible for humankind to be left facing extinction as predicted in his 1984 sci-fi movie The Terminator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. "I do think there's still a danger of a Terminator-style apocalypse where you put AI together with weapons systems, even up to the level of nuclear weapon systems, nuclear defence counterstrike, all that stuff," he told Rolling Stone magazine. "Because the theatre of operations is so rapid, the decision windows are so fast, it would take a super-intelligence to be able to process it, and maybe we'll be smart and keep a human in the loop. "But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war. So I don't know." Cameron added: "I feel like we're at this cusp in human development where you've got the three existential threats: climate and our overall degradation of the natural world, nuclear weapons, and super-intelligence. "They're all sort of manifesting and peaking at the same time ..." Cameron recently signed an open letter calling for nuclear disarmament and his next film is Ghosts of Hiroshima, based on the Charles Pellegrino book of the same name which tells the story of the atomic bomb blast in 1945 and its aftermath. The director admitted the movie might be the most "challenging film" he will ever make. Hollywood director James Cameron says the world is on the brink of a "Terminator-style apocalypse" if artificial intelligence is allowed access to weapons systems. Cameron conceded it's possible for humankind to be left facing extinction as predicted in his 1984 sci-fi movie The Terminator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. "I do think there's still a danger of a Terminator-style apocalypse where you put AI together with weapons systems, even up to the level of nuclear weapon systems, nuclear defence counterstrike, all that stuff," he told Rolling Stone magazine. "Because the theatre of operations is so rapid, the decision windows are so fast, it would take a super-intelligence to be able to process it, and maybe we'll be smart and keep a human in the loop. "But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war. So I don't know." Cameron added: "I feel like we're at this cusp in human development where you've got the three existential threats: climate and our overall degradation of the natural world, nuclear weapons, and super-intelligence. "They're all sort of manifesting and peaking at the same time ..." Cameron recently signed an open letter calling for nuclear disarmament and his next film is Ghosts of Hiroshima, based on the Charles Pellegrino book of the same name which tells the story of the atomic bomb blast in 1945 and its aftermath. The director admitted the movie might be the most "challenging film" he will ever make.
News18
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Avatar Director James Cameron Issues Dire Warning About AI And 'Terminator-Style Apocalypse'
James Cameron has warned of a 'Terminator-style apocalypse' from AI, fearing extinction if AI accesses weapons. The filmmaker is currently making Avatar 3. James Cameron has warned that the world is on the brink of a 'Terminator-style apocalypse". The moviemaker has revealed his fears over the rise of AI in recent years and admitted it's possible for humankind to be left facing extinction if an artificial intelligence network is allowed access to weapons systems, as predicted in his 1984 sci-fi movie The Terminator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. He told Rolling Stone magazine: 'I do think there's still a danger of a Terminator-style apocalypse where you put AI together with weapons systems, even up to the level of nuclear weapon systems, nuclear defence counterstrike, all that stuff. Because the theatre of operations is so rapid, the decision windows are so fast, it would take a super-intelligence to be able to process it, and maybe we'll be smart and keep a human in the loop." 'But humans are fallible, and there have been a lot of mistakes made that have put us right on the brink of international incidents that could have led to nuclear war. So I don't know," he continued. Cameron went on to add, 'I feel like we're at this cusp in human development where you've got the three existential threats: climate and our overall degradation of the natural world, nuclear weapons, and super-intelligence. They're all sort of manifesting and peaking at the same time." Cameron recently signed an open letter calling for nuclear disarmament and his next film project is Ghosts of Hiroshima, based on the Charles Pellegrino book of the same name which tells the story of the atomic bomb blast in 1945 and its aftermath. The director recently admitted the movie might be the most 'challenging film" he's will lever make. Speaking to Discussing Film, Cameron explained, 'This might be the most challenging film I ever make. I don't 100 per cent have my strategy fully in place [right now] for how I want to see it, for how I want to shield people from the horror, but still be honest. Also, for how I can find some kind of poetry, beauty, or spiritual epiphany in it somehow, which I know must be there. It's there in every human story. So, it's going to be very challenging. I might not even be up to the task, but that never stopped me before." First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
