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The Terminator at 40: this sci-fi ‘B-movie’ still shapes how we view the threat of AI (theconversation.com)
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[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i'm not sure you understand the purpose/point of the entire scifi genre

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago

Entertainment.

If you think it's supposed to be predictive you're perhaps confusing it with futureology, which is a more scientific field.