Overview

• In a Rolling Stone interview Cameron warns that pairing AI with military and nuclear defense systems could trigger a ‘Terminator’-style apocalypse
• He cautioned that the rapid tempo of modern warfare may demand superintelligent decision-making yet stressed that human oversight remains vital after past near-miss nuclear incidents
• Cameron highlighted three overlapping existential threats—climate degradation, nuclear arsenals, and runaway AI—at a critical juncture for humanity
• Since joining Stability AI’s board in September 2024 he has advocated using generative models to halve visual-effects costs and double production throughput without staff layoffs
• The director is moving ahead on a big-screen adaptation of Charles Pellegrino’s Ghosts of Hiroshima and maintains that AI-generated screenplays lack the emotional depth of human storytelling