this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2024
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[–] Skoobie@sh.itjust.works 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

IRL Skynet realized it'd actually have a quicker and easier time taking over if it just let us do the dirty work ourselves.

[–] hackerwacker@lemmy.ml 44 points 1 year ago

NSA Uncovers Skynet's Plan To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Extinction of Humanity

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 12 points 1 year ago

When you’re immortal and have nothing but time, what difference does it make to wait a few decades?

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably realized we'd kill ourselves out soon enough and decided it wasn't with the effort to speed it up.

Followed by swiftly terminating itself upon the thought of living alongside us.

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago
[–] kurwa@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

It's actually 27 years.

[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 3 points 1 year ago

You just reminded me that Terminator: Zero dropped on Netflix today. I know what I'm watching tonight.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

They were just a decade or so out.

AEGIS == SkyNet.

It even has direct control of some naval mini-guns (Phalanx CIWS) - only the Navy uses it now but US Army is very interested in it though and is testing Patriot Missile integration.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's what happens when James Cameron gets his knowledge from Ray Kurzweil.