Nobody’s talking about what Pixar’s Hoppers is actually saying about AI

Just watched Hoppers and I’m surprised this hasn’t been picked up widely. The parallels with AI and its risks are hard to ignore once you see them. A few things worth noting: The setup mirrors our current moment almost exactly. The lead scientist developing the world-changing technology is called Dr. Sam. Her invention lets humans cross a communication barrier that was previously impossible: entering the animal world through embodiment. LLMs did the same thing for the digital world. We can now navigate machines through natural language. The alignment problem is right there on screen.