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according to foreign media reports on september 25, although director james cameron recently expressed concerns that artificial intelligence may cause people to lose their goals, this long-time early adopter has now joined the board of directors of stability ai.

today, stability ai, the company behind stable diffusion, announced that cameron has signed on to become the newest member of its executive leadership team.

ceo prem akkaraju said in a statement that cameron's joining was a milestone for the entire ai industry, saying the director is "living in the future, waiting for the rest of us to catch up."

cameron said that he has been experimenting with emerging technologies for a long time, which is one of the reasons that prompted him to join stability ai, and pointed out that the intersection of generative ai and cgi image creation will be the next major breakthrough that will completely change the filmmaking industry.

it’s unclear what impact cameron’s joining stability ai will have on the company, but the news comes as major film studios have begun to express interest in working more closely with ai companies.

last week, lionsgate announced a partnership with runway to develop a generative ai model trained on its catalog of movies and tv series, and earlier this year sony pictures entertainment ceo tony vinciquerra said the company intended to deploy the technology as a large-scale cost-saving measure.

while ai companies and the studios they work with have insisted that their collaborations will ultimately be a boon to the industry, the shift these types of deals represent was one of the reasons that led to a walkout by hollywood actors and screenwriters last year.

cameron himself has been in the spotlight recently for using ai to remake some of his classic films, such as the abyss, true lies, and alien.

stability is also currently facing multiple lawsuits for allegedly training its models with copyrighted material, which could complicate the company’s plans, depending on how things play out. but despite all the uncertainty surrounding ai, cameron seems particularly keen to jump into the field while it’s so exciting.