Christopher Nolan doesn’t believe in divine intervention when it comes to artificial intelligence
The director, whose ‘Oppenheimer’ opens July 21, discussed the future of AI in a Wired cover story.
“The problem with artificial intelligence, for me, is very simple. It’s like the term ‘algorithm,’” Nolan said. “We see companies using algorithms, and now artificial intelligence, as a means to evade accountability for their actions.”
The ‘Tenet’ director continued: ‘If we endorse the idea that AI is omnipotent, we’re endorsing the idea that it can relieve people of responsibility for their actions – militarily, socioeconomically, whatever. he artificial intelligence is that we ascribe these divine characteristics to it and thus let us off the hook.
Nolan added, “I don’t know what the mythological underpinnings of that are, but throughout history there’s this tendency of human beings to create false idols, to fashion something in our image and then say we have godlike powers because we did that.” .”
Nolan said the media coverage of ChatGPT and OpenAI illustrated to the public how the technology could be “really dangerous,” further fueling the widespread intrigue.
“So now everyone wants it. It doesn’t mean there isn’t a real danger here, because I feel there is,” Nolan said. “But I personally, and this is just my opinion, identify the danger in the abdication of responsibility.”
The ‘Inception’ director added, ‘I feel like AI can still be a very powerful tool for us. I’m optimistic about it. I really am. But we need to see it as a tool. responsibility to wield that tool. If we grant AI human status, as we legally did with corporations at one point, then yes, we’re going to have huge problems.”
And Nolan isn’t the only Hollywood icon weighing in on the current rise of AI. Steven Soderbergh recently said he’s “not afraid” of AI, while Joe Russo predicted AI movies are about two years away. “Black Mirror” creator Charlie Brooker has revealed that he wrote a “shit” sci-fi episode using ChatGPT, while HBO executive Casey Bloys has warned of a creative future dependent on the generated material.
