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Terminator 2 user notes uncanny AI parallels in Skynet's rise

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This item discusses a user's uncanny feeling while rewatching the science fiction movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The user highlights specific lines from the film that describe the fictional AI system Skynet becoming self-aware and initiating a global conflict. The quote details Skynet's funding, activation, learning rate, and eventual fight against humanity. AI

RANK_REASON User-generated commentary on a fictional AI system, not a real-world AI development.

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Terminator 2 user notes uncanny AI parallels in Skynet's rise

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Just watched my favorite # scifi action movie Terminator 2: I had a strangely uncanny feeling listening to these lines: "The Skynet funding bill is passed. The

    Just watched my favorite # scifi action movie Terminator 2: I had a strangely uncanny feeling listening to these lines: "The Skynet funding bill is passed. The system goes on-line on August 4, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a g…

    LINKS en.wikipedia.org/…/Terminator_2:_Judgment… en.wikipedia.org/…/Terminat

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