‘Terminator’ Films Predicted Future Of AI: “It has become a reality”- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Renowned Austrian/American actor, Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger, who is known for his role as the “Terminator” in the famous film Franchise has recently expressed his belief that the Terminator films accurately predicted the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and that this prediction has now become a reality.

Speaking at an event titled “An Evening With Arnold Schwarzenegger” in Los Angeles, the iconic actor discussed the advancements in AI technology and its potential impact on society.

“Today, everyone is frightened of it, of where this is gonna go,” Schwarzenegger said about the state of AI in 2023, per People. “And in this movie, in ‘Terminator,’ we talk about the machines becoming self-aware and they take over.”

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The film maker praised the film series’ director, James Cameron, for his “extraordinary” writing, divulging  that when the movie debuted in 1984 they had “just scratched the surface” of AI.

“Now over the course of decades, it has become a reality. So it’s not any more fantasy or kind of futuristic. It is here today. And so this is the extraordinary writing of Jim Cameron,” he said.

AI is currently at the center of a huge debate in Hollywood and other industries surrounding the technology’s use. It also comes as programs like ChatGPT have risen in popularity across social media.