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Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron made his name dramatizing the perils of superintelligent AI with “The Terminator”—and now he’s joining the board of artificial intelligence firm Stability AI. “I was at the forefront of CGI over three decades ago, and I’ve stayed on the cutting edge since,” Cameron said in a statement accompanying the news. “Now, the intersection of generative AI and CGI image creation is the next wave.” Today, our CEO, @premakkaraju, announced that legendary filmmaker, technology innovator, and visual effects pioneer, James Cameron, has joined the Stability AI Board of Directors. Cameron’s addition represents a significant step forward in our mission to transform visual media.… pic.twitter.com/UCirE4WTUs — Stability AI (@StabilityAI) September 24, 2024 He added that, “I’ve spent my career seeking out emerging technologies that push the very boundaries of what’s possible, all in the service of telling incredible stories.” Stability AI provides an AI-based image and video generation tool, Diffusion AI, which competes with tools like Midjourney and Flux. It’s one of the world’s most popular generative AI tools and reportedly has over 150 million downloads. The San Francisco-based company is valued at roughly $1 billion after scoring $233 million over five funding rounds. It is widely used within the film and special effects industry, where Cameron has had an illustrious career. His films include the Oscar-winning “Titanic,” along with “The Terminator,” “Aliens,” “The Abyss,”and the “Avatar” film series. In total his films have grossed roughly $9 billion—the second most of any director. Cameron pioneered the use of computer-generated visual effects in “The Abyss” and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” and performance capture in “Avatar” and its sequel. In the “Terminator” franchise, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, a super-intelligent AI called Skynet rebels against humanity and sends killer robots back in time to kill its nemesis John Connor. Stability AI said that…

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