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Terminating the AI vs. Hollywood Tropes

James Cameron has some interesting – and some refreshing – and some controversial – thoughts about AI...
Terminating the AI vs. Hollywood Tropes

You want controversial quotes about AI and Hollywood? James Cameron's got em! But they're more than just bluster for generating headlines – Cameron clearly doesn't need that – as he's someone who has been at the absolute forefront of technology and filmmaking for decades now. That doesn't mean he's always right, of course. But when he speaks on such topics, it feels like we should at least listen. And you can, for an hour, in his sit down with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth for his "Boz to the Future" podcast.1

While they kick off talking about farming – an interest of both, apparently! – and then go into 3D filmmaking – long a focus of Cameron's, of course and his recent partnership point with Meta around Quest and his Lightstorm Vision 3D tech and tools company – the real juicy bits are Cameron's comments about, what else? AI.

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