Watching Oppenheimer, it struck me afresh how powerful movies can be in opening up discussions around ensuring the beneficial and responsible development of transformative new technologies
"Oppenheimer is as relevant to the future of AI as it is nuclear weapons"
The choices Oppenheimer and his team (and political leaders) made burdened us with an ever present existential threat to the modern world that 75 years later we still have no clue how to overcome.
What choices do we wish Oppenheimer and his team had made instead?
Your title seems to sum the situation up well...
"Oppenheimer is as relevant to the future of AI as it is nuclear weapons"
The choices Oppenheimer and his team (and political leaders) made burdened us with an ever present existential threat to the modern world that 75 years later we still have no clue how to overcome.
What choices do we wish Oppenheimer and his team had made instead?
Ex Machina is my favorite. Great movie that illustrates that you don't need a huge budget to make a great film.
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Thanks Tyler - looking forward to part 2!
Lots to explore there! I wrote about Ex Machina and AI in Films from the Future -- here's that chapter: https://andrewmaynard.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-art-of-manipulation -- but a lot more that could be written across these and other movies!