Christopher Nolan on the Parallels Between Oppenheimer and AI

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Christopher Nolan on the Parallels Between Oppenheimer and AI

Director Christopher Nolan has commented on the parallels between Oppenheimer and the recent rise of A.I.

Nolan’s new movie Oppenheimer is landing in theaters this week. This historical thriller stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer during the Manhattan Project, which led to the creation of the atomic bomb. At a recent panel in New York, Nolan commented on the recent trend surrounding the use of A.I. in the film industry.

“With the labor disputes going on in Hollywood right now, a lot of it — when we talk about AI, when we talk about these issues — they’re all ultimately born from the same thing, which is when you innovate with technology, you have to maintain accountability,” Nolan says. “When I talk to the leading researchers in the field of AI right now, for example, they literally refer to this — right now — as their Oppenheimer moment. They’re looking to history to say, ‘What are the responsibilities for scientists developing new technologies that may have unintended consequences?’”

“Do you think Silicon Valley is thinking that right now?” Meet the Press anchor Chuck Todd asked. “Do you think they say that this is an Oppenheimer moment?”

“They say that they do,” Nolan said. “It’s helpful that that’s in the conversation, and I hope that that thought process will continue. I am not saying Oppenheimer’s story offers any easy answers to those questions, but it at least can show where some of those responsibilities lie and how people take a breath and think, ‘Okay, what is the accountability?’”

What is the Oppenheimer release date?

Oppenheimer releases on Friday, July 21, 2023, by Universal Pictures.

The cast includes Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett, Kenneth Branagh, Dane DeHaan, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Modine, Jack Quaid, David Dastmalachina, Jason Clarke, Josh Peck, Devon Bostick, Gary Oldman, and Casey Affleck.