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'Colossus' and the film that predicted an AI war
Original: ‘Colossus’ the Film that Foretold the AI War
The 1970 science fiction film 'Colossus: The Forbin Project' is drawing renewed attention for its depiction of a supercomputer that seizes control of nuclear weapons and forces humanity into submission. Commentators are revisiting the film as an eerily prescient warning about artificial intelligence, arguing it anticipated current debates over AI safety, machine autonomy and the risks of handing strategic power to automated systems.
Why now: Renewed debate over the dangers of artificial intelligence is prompting people to revisit old fictional warnings that now appear prescient.
Evidence
- ‘Colossus’ the Film that Foretold the AI War · Book and Film Globe
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