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40 years later, The Terminator still shapes our view of AI

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October 26, 2024 , marks the 40th anniversary of director James Cameron ’s science fiction classic, The Terminator .

The plot concerns a super-intelligent AI system called Skynet that has taken over the world by initiating nuclear war.

There is a widespread perception that AI is poised to transform everything from warfare to the economy.