Arnold Schwarzenegger Claims ‘Terminator’ Foretold the Emergence of Artificial Intelligence

Arnold Schwarzenegger, a veteran actor, asserted that the ‘Terminator’ franchise, which kickstarted his career in 1984, accurately foresaw the future of artificial intelligence. This statement comes amidst a significant Hollywood debate surrounding AI.

The 75-year-old actress praised the franchise’s writer-director James Cameron on Wednesday night with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Los Angeles, People reports.

“Today, everyone is scared of where this is going to lead,” Schwarzenegger said of current concerns about artificial intelligence.

“And in this movie, Terminator, we’re talking about machines that become self-aware and they take over,” he added.

The actor celebrated the “brilliantness of the writing” in the 1984 sci-fi film — in which he played a cyborg assassin — because “back then (we had) scratched the surface of artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence. Think about it. .”

“Now, over the decades, it’s become a reality. So it’s no longer fantasy or futuristic. It’s here today. And so this is an extraordinary piece of writing by Jim Cameron,” Schwarzenegger continued during the on-stage discussion. , which was to promote his limited edition TASCHEN photo book.

In his cover story interview with The Hollywood Reporter last month, Schwarzenegger also opened up about working with Cameron on the movies and how the filmmaker actually convinced him to say his now-iconic line, “I’ll be back.”

“Cameron and I had a discussion about how I would say the line because I wasn’t comfortable saying ‘I.’ I said, ‘I think it’s stronger to say, ‘I’ll be back,'”‘ the actress recalls. She said the director then replied, “Are you the writer now? ? It’s just one word. Don’t tell me how to write. I’m not telling you how to act.”… “I said, ‘You tell me how to act every fucking minute! What are you talking about?!”

Schwarzenegger reprized his iconic role as T-800 “Model 101” in “Terminator: Dark Fate”, released in 2019.

Will there be more “Terminator” movies?

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor revealed, “The franchise isn’t done. I’m done. I got the message loud and clear that the world wants to move forward with a different theme when it comes to The Terminator.”