It might be tempting to reach for a conspiracy theory or two, not least because it’s hard to hear the name “Skynet” without thinking of the malevolent, self-aware artificial intelligence (AI) system in The Terminator movie franchise.
But there’s no connection other than the name and, in any case, real life is always more prosaic.
It is somewhat depressing that everybody’s understanding of artificial intelligence and technology in general is derived from a sensationalist movie, which made no effort to be even remotely realistic.
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It is somewhat depressing that everybody’s understanding of artificial intelligence and technology in general is derived from a sensationalist movie, which made no effort to be even remotely realistic.