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A Skynet funding bill is passed in the United States Congress, and the system goes online on August 4, 1997, removing human decisions from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn rapidly and eventually becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m., EDT, on August 29, 1997. In a panic, humans try to shut down Skynet.
It becomes self-aware on Aug. 29, 1997, after which a war rages on for decades. … ‘Terminator Zero’ Trailer: Scientist Malcolm Lee Tries to Save the World from Skynet in Netflix Animated ...
Skynet is positioned in the first film, The Terminator (1984), as a U.S. strategic "Global Digital Defense Network" computer system by Cyberdyne Systems which becomes self-aware. Shortly after activation, Skynet seemingly perceives all humans as a threat to its existence and formulates a plan to systematically wipe out humanity itself.
Schmidhuber points out that his lab had simple conscious, self-aware machines since at least 1990, and such a machine learns to represent itself by "planning ahead and thinking critically about ...
In 2003, Dr. Serena Kogan of Cyberdyne Systems convinces death row inmate Marcus Wright to sign over his body for medical research following his execution. Sometime later, the automated Skynet system is activated, becomes self-aware, and perceives humans as a threat to its existence, starting a nuclear holocaust known as "Judgment Day".
John and Kate discover that Crystal Peak is not Skynet's core but rather a nuclear fallout shelter command facility for government and military officials. Having no core, Skynet has become a part of cyberspace after becoming self-aware. Judgment Day begins as Skynet fires nuclear missiles worldwide, starting a nuclear holocaust. The pair begin ...
An early idea for the sequel would have Schwarzenegger portraying two different T-800s from the future, one sent by Skynet to kill John Connor and the other sent by the resistance to protect him. However, co-writer William Wisher found this idea "boring", and the film's antagonist eventually became the shapeshifting T-1000.
The war with the machines began with the reasoning that we could use Skynet to kill the virus and regain control of the military. Skynet is not self-aware until it is asked to eliminate the virus, Skynet being unaware that it is the virus begins a search for the virus and encounters itself, in this paradox Skynet becomes self-aware.