Filmmaker James Cameron says he warned the world about the rise of artificial intelligence and its dangers decades ago with his 1984 hit film The Terminator.

In a new interview with CTV News , the iconic director shared his thoughts on the surging fears over AI and its encroaching role in Hollywood amid the Writers Guild of Americas ongoing strike and demands for job protections against AI technology.

Cameron made clear that hes more concerned AI will cause a nuclear disaster than create a good story, which he believes requires humans.

I think the weaponization of AI is the biggest danger, Cameron said. I think that we will get into the equivalent of a nuclear arms race with AI, and if we dont build it, the other guys are for sure going to build it, and so then itll escalate.