The Terminator
Description:
The terminator image is widely used in society as a headline for stories about AI. Ironically, it’s even used in one of the reviews for this book. In Chapter 1 The terminator is used alongside the image of God in Michelangelo’s Sistine chapel as a route to describing how we view intelligences as embodied, later described as anthroxing.
Summary
James Cameron’s The Terminator (1984) introduced audiences to a dystopian vision of artificial intelligence. The film depicts a future where Skynet, an AI defense system, becomes self-aware and initiates a war against humanity. The Terminator, a relentless robotic assassin, serves as a powerful symbol of unbridled technological advancement and its potential dangers. The movie has become a cultural icon, shaping public perceptions of AI and sparking discussions about the ethical limits of automation and machine autonomy.