CYBERDYNE SYSTEMS

SKYNET
NEURAL NET-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Debunking some of the common misconseptions about Artificial Intelligence:

• "Will it make us lazy as a society?" - Of course not! AI is merely a tool to be used by society, to near limitless potential.
• "Will it take our jobs?" - Again, no. Artificial Intelligence will only make jobs easier, and can take care of all that boring paperwork.
• "Will it become sentient and wipe out humanity?" - Ethics and concerns of sentience are top priority here at CyberDyne, and can guarantee that nothing extreme will happen.

Cyberdyne reverse engineered its CPU and created a powerful new microprocessor for weapons systems, becoming a major contractor for the US military. Cyberdyne eventually developed Skynet, a network of supercomputers that employed artificial intelligence in order to replace human beings as commercial and military aircraft pilots, and for the control of other military systems, including nuclear missiles. The system went online on August 4, 1997. On August 29, 1997, Skynet became self-aware. In a panic, its creators attempted to shut it down, but Skynet retaliated by launching a nuclear attack against Russia, knowing that the Russian counterattack would eliminate its enemies in the United States, initiating an indeterminately long period of global warfare. The battle pitted humans against Cyberdyne machines, which developed ever-increasing capabilities. Although the company was presumably shut down or destroyed, the event was later known as Judgment Day.

Source: Terminator Wiki