AI’s Threats Demand a Better Movie Analogy Than The Terminator

As fear of what unfettered AI could mean for humanity has exploded into the public consciousness, media commentators have been grasping for ways to help understand what that really means. Not surprisingly, many found points of reference in movies, with The Terminator’s Skynet becoming “self-aware” as shorthand for conceptualizing how “tech run amok” could trigger our demise.