JAKARTA \u2014 Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has warned that the development\nof artificial intelligence (AI) could hijack human intimacy. The actor,\nwho also serves as a United Nations global advocate for human-centred\ndigital governance, said AI development could destroy humanity.<\/p>\n
He said the technology\u2019s effects on democratic decline, diminishing\nhuman empathy and the potential dominance of technology companies over\nthe economy were even more worrying. \u201cI\u2019m not only afraid that AI could\nwipe out all of humanity; what concerns me more is AI\u2019s potential to\ntrigger democratic backsliding and the fading of human empathy,\u201d\nGordon-Levitt said, according to Variety over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The actor, known for the film 500 Days of Summer<\/em>, said\npeople should think critically about those developing AI and their aims.\nHe also condemned AI companies seeking to gain control of the global\neconomy.<\/p>\n \u201cThat would be a form of totalitarianism, and it would be very bad.\nAt the same time, AI models are trained to hijack intimacy, befriend you\nand make you fall in love with them. We shouldn\u2019t be afraid of AI. We\nshould be wary of the people building it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Gordon-Levitt was appointed to a newly created position at the United\nNations in March 2026. The UN said the role was established to\nstrengthen public understanding of how digital technology affects\npeople\u2019s daily lives, rights and opportunities.<\/p>\n The actor and director has long spoken out on AI issues. In January,\nhe joined more than 700 artists, including Scarlett Johansson and Cate\nBlanchett, in supporting an anti-AI campaign that criticised technology\ncompanies for exploiting copyrighted work without permission.<\/p>",
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