What do you think about what he said?
At a recent AI+Robotics Summit, legendary director James Cameron shared concerns about the potential risks of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Known for The Terminator, a classic story of AI gone wrong, Cameron now feels the reality of AGI may actually be "scarier" than fiction, especially in the hands of private corporations rather than governments.
Cameron suggests that tech giants developing AGI could bring about a world shaped by corporate motives, where people’s data and decisions are influenced by an "alien" intelligence. This shift, he warns, could push us into an era of "digital totalitarianism" as companies control communications and monitor our movements.
Highlighting the concept of "surveillance capitalism," Cameron noted that today's corporations are becoming the “arbiters of human good”—a dangerous precedent that he believes is more unsettling than the fictional Skynet he once imagined.
While he supports advancements in AI, Cameron cautions that AGI will mirror humanity’s flaws. “Good to the extent that we are good, and evil to the extent that we are evil,” he said.
Watch his full speech on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e6Uq_5JemrI?si=r9bfMySikkvrRTkb
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