{"id":1116490,"date":"2023-07-21T17:07:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T21:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/uncategorized\/james-cameron-says-he-tried-to-warn-us-about-ai-futurism\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T17:07:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T21:07:58","slug":"james-cameron-says-he-tried-to-warn-us-about-ai-futurism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/transhuman-news-blog\/futurist\/james-cameron-says-he-tried-to-warn-us-about-ai-futurism\/","title":{"rendered":"James Cameron Says He Tried to Warn Us About AI &#8211; Futurism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>\"I warned you guys in 1984, and you didn't listen.\"        Fair Warning    <\/p>\n<p>    Fresh on the heels of his     lamentations about the imploded submersible, \"Titanic\"    director James Cameron is going for the \"I told you so\" one-two    punch with his repeated warnings about artificial intelligence.  <\/p>\n<p>    In an     interview with CTV, the Canada-born director said    that he attempted to bring his fears about AI to the forefront    nearly 40 years ago with his first \"Terminator\" film, to no    avail.  <\/p>\n<p>    \"I warned you guys in 1984,\" Cameron said, \"and you didn't    listen.\"  <\/p>\n<p>    The director toldCTV that he \"absolutely\" shares        concerns with     AI experts about the technology's     vast potential for harm.  <\/p>\n<p>    \"I think the weaponization of AI is the biggest danger,\"    Cameron told the Canadian broadcaster. \"I think that we will    get into the equivalent of a nuclear arms race with AI, and if    we don't build it, the other guys are for sure going to build    it, and so then it'll escalate.\"  <\/p>\n<p>    Cameron identified two equally-dangerous schools of AI thought:    those who are \"teaching greed\" and using the technology for    unfettered profit, and those who are \"teaching paranoia\" and    want to use it in the interest of national or self-defense.  <\/p>\n<p>    \"You could imagine an AI in a combat theatre,\" he continued,    \"the whole thing just being fought by the computers at a speed    humans can no longer intercede, and you have no ability to    de-escalate.\"  <\/p>\n<p>    It's clear that the director has AI on the brain, given that    the latest installment in the \"Terminator\" franchise that        he's currently working on centers around the kinds of    real-world algorithms currently deployed by companies like    OpenAI.  <\/p>\n<p>    ChatGPT as a tool of dystopian fiction isn't the only use case    he's worried about, though he admits that the tech isn't nearly    up to snuff to replace human creatives anytime soon.  <\/p>\n<p>    \"Let's wait 20 years,\" he quipped, \"and if an AI wins an Oscar    for Best Screenplay, I think we've got to take them seriously.\"  <\/p>\n<p>    More on Hollywood's AI concerns:     Tom Cruise Secretly Warned Movie Studios About AI    Use  <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Read more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/james-cameron-ai-warning\" title=\"James Cameron Says He Tried to Warn Us About AI - 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