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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] 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I think we need to take our fear away from Terminator and apply it moreso to something like HAL. HAL is more realistic now than a cybernetic Terminator is.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago

I’m sorry, but I can’t do that, Dave.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The terminator itself may not be very realistic, but Skynet absolutely is