What Is SkyNet? How Terminator 2 Has Influenced AI Research
What is SkyNet? Who is SkyNet? SkyNet is a fictional artificial general superintelligence system that is the antagonistic force in the movie Terminator, released in...
What is SkyNet? Who is SkyNet? SkyNet is a fictional artificial general superintelligence system that is the antagonistic force in the movie Terminator, released in 1984. More or less, SkyNet becomes sentient and then tries to kill all humans. The Terminator movie was so successful, more movies and other spin-offs were made for years after its initial release. It’s the gift that keeps giving for the fans who love a dystopian horror flick. More importantly, the Terminator movies talked about the anxieties humans have around creating machines that quickly become smarter than us (becoming like, an AI terminator…). While that...