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The Terminator at 40: this sci-fi ‘B-movie’ still shapes how we view the threat of AI
(theconversation.com)
this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2024
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Fearing AI because of what you saw in "The Terminator" is like fearing sleeping pills because of what you saw in "Nightmare on Elm Street."
i'm not sure you understand the purpose/point of the entire scifi genre
Entertainment.
If you think it's supposed to be predictive you're perhaps confusing it with futureology, which is a more scientific field.