The British-American director, whose new film Oppenheimer details the creation of the atomic bomb in 1945, warned that those spearheading the AI revolution are placing humanity at a similar crossroads. Ahead of his latest flick about J. Robert Oppenheimer hits the silver screen on Friday (July 21) Nolan, 52, drew parallels between the race to create the atomic bomb and the pace of AI’s development. READ MORE: AI expert 'barely sleeping' as they fear 'psychopathic demi-God' killer robots“I am become death, the destroyer of worlds”, J. Robert once said after realising the atomic bomb, which can devastate entire cities, had been born. (Image: Corbis via Getty Images)(Image: AP)“When you talk to leaders in the field of AI, as I do from time to time, they see this moment right now as their Oppenheimer moment”, Nolan told the BBC. Nolan said: “AI systems will go into defensive infrastructure, ultimately.

Source: The Star July 18, 2023 11:25 UTC