Ice-T says his only concern about an AI version of himself is about sex: 'I'd worry if it could f---'

Ice-T is open to the idea of there being an AI version of himself in the future — just as long as it doesn't get up to anything too naughty in its free time. 

The rapper and actor, who has starred on Law & Order: SVU since 2000, told Page Six that he believes "Ice-T could potentially act forever" through the use of the technology, which has become increasingly controversial within the entertainment industry over the last year. 

"I wouldn’t care. I think to say 'no' would be selfish. A future AI version of me would be better than me," he told the outlet. Still, he jokingly admitted, "I’d worry if it could f---."

While Ice-T is reportedly ambivalent about artificial intelligence, he noted that the technology is going to play a part in our future whether anyone likes it or not. "I believe it’s coming and we need to just address it as it comes," he said. "There is nothing you can do. One of my favorite quotes from Quincy Jones is, 'If you want to lose a fight, fight the future.'"

"If you can’t beat them, join them," the "6 'N The Morning" rapper continued. "I am trying to read as much [as I can] to be involved as it grows."

Use of artificial intelligence within entertainment, and its potential future repercussions, was one of the cornerstone concerns that led to the actors' strike earlier this year. In the end, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) was able to secure "consent and compensation guardrails" on the use of AI for the next three years for union members.

Ice-T explained that he believes people are fearful of it because "they think they are going to lose their jobs" to the automated process moving forward. "But people can lose their jobs at any time," he pointed out. "I don’t think people will lose jobs, they will have different jobs, we will become more computer-ish type people. When you imagine the future, you don’t imagine manual tasks, you imagine future s---."

For now though, the only Ice-T that people will see on screen will be the real one. He added, "I'm on till the wheels fall off."

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