There are concerns the technology could wipe out humanity and the risk should be treated with the same urgency as pandemics or nuclear war, but are our fears based too much on what we’ve seen in films?
There are calls for more public education surrounding the future role of artificial intelligence, amid claims that many people’s fears are based on films. Rashik Parmar, chief executive of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, said Hollywood blockbusters like Terminator and Ex Machina had “ingrained” public concerns about AI.