AI is 'just as powerful and dangerous' as scientists claim

Film writer Simon Rich says AI is real and dangerous, not a fad.

Oct 12, 2026

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AI is 'just as powerful and dangerous' as scientists claim

Film writer Simon Rich says AI is real and dangerous, not a fad.

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Film writer Simon Rich says AI is real and dangerous, not a fad. Simon Rich warns AI is 'just as powerful and just as dangerous' as scientists claim, not a fad like NFTs. Originally reported by LADbible.

Film writer Simon Rich

AI is ‘just as powerful and just as dangerous’ as scientists claim, says writer of Sam Altman film Artificial

Simon Rich wrote the film Artificial about AI risks.

“I just want people to accept that AI is real. It’s not, unfortunately, a fad like NFTs or Beanie Babies.”

AI is real and dangerous

AI is 'just as powerful and just as dangerous' as scientists claim.

“It is an actual historical reality that this technology now exists”

Real-life AI figures in film

The Artificial cast gathered at the BFI London Film Festival (Photo by Attila Husejnow/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The film features Elon Musk, Greg Brockman, Mira Murati and Ilya Sutskever.

“Ike Barinholtz as co-founder Elon Musk”

Geoffrey Hinton

Hinton, the 'Godfather of AI', resigned from Google over AI risks.

“Hinton, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2024”

Film release date

Artificial will be released in UK cinemas on January 22 2027.

“Artifical will be released in UK cinemas on January 22 2027”

AI film production

AI film production

The film was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios but taken up by Neon.

“Earlier this year, it was widely reported that $40 million Artificial was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios”

Here's the gist

Simon Rich warns AI is 'just as powerful and just as dangerous' as scientists claim, not a fad like NFTs.

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