When the outlet asked what he fears most about AI, the “500 Days of Summer” actor said he doesn’t want to reduce “these concerns into one sound bite of fear.” “That’s one of the problems. To me, saying: Oh, I’m scared that A.I. could exterminate all of humanity — that doesn’t really get at the substance of the concern. There’s real validity to that concern. But that’s not the thing that really worries me,” Gordon-Levitt said.
Gordon-Levitt was appointed to a brand-new United Nations position in March. At the time, the organization defined it as “a newly established role designed to strengthen public understanding of how digital technologies shape everyday life, rights and opportunities.”
The actor and director has long been outspoken about A.I., and in January, joined more than 700 artists, writers and creators, including Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett, in supporting an anti-AI campaign calling out tech companies exploiting copyrighted work without permission.
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