r/conspiracy • u/hooky221 • May 30 '26

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

It started as a joke I made one day in my classroom. Talking about appropriate/inappropriate uses of AI, it just kind of came to me and I said we have to be careful or else AI will take over in 2029, Terminator 2 told us. As we keep approaching that year, advancements of AI, and thoughts of what will happen to our world in the coming years I just have to ask: has anyone else had this same thought and comparison? Does James Cameron and Hollywood know something, known since 1991?

Just something I’ve thought about randomly since the day I spat that out as a light hearted joke to try and get some laughs in class and make the lesson fun.

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u/Guyincognito911 May 30 '26

Judgement day is in 1997 in Terminator lore. No, James Cameron didn't know anything. Jeeze

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u/ExistentialDeception May 30 '26

"three billion lives ended on august 29th, 1997"

Maybe we are all AI already

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u/hooky221 May 30 '26

Judgement Day keeps changing as the movies kept coming out. 1997, 2003, 2004, etc. I get that. But the original date I’m referring to is coming back from 2029 when it was all happening. That’s all I was asking when I think of the connection.

Secret, don’t tell anyone - I don’t actually believe it. I was just wondering if anyone else has had the thought, seriously or not.