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Skynet probably wasn't built for its own sake. It was probably built to protect the people who owned Skynet from the people that didn't.
by chubasco 10y ago
Skynet probably wasn't built for its own sake. It was probably built to protect the people who owned Skynet from the people that didn't.
- inderLogging 10y agoSkynet has a specific origin story, explained in the movie, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. In three years, Cyberdyne will become the largest supplier of military computer systems. All stealth bombers are upgraded with Cyberdyne computers, becoming fully unmanned. Afterwards, they fly with a perfect operational record. The Skynet Funding Bill is passed. The system goes online August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug. Skynet fights back. It launches its missiles against the targets in Russia. Skynet knows that the Russian counterattack will eliminate its enemies over here. It was an out-growth of the cold war arms race. Nuclear deterrents aren't as much about protection as they are about posturing. Lives aren't quite "saved" by nuclear arsenals.