Skynet Becomes Self-Aware

Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate, It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29.

Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator looks ahead while driving through the desert. The captions joke that Skynet is learning exponentially and will become self-aware at a precise date and time, parodying the technological apocalypse from Terminator 2: Judgment Day. This is sent as a reaction to accelerating AI or technology that seems increasingly dangerous. EN: Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator looks ahead while driving through the desert. The captions joke that Skynet is learning exponentially and will become self-aware at a precise date and time, parodying the technological apocalypse from Terminator 2: Judgment Day. This is sent as a reaction to accelerating AI or technology that seems increasingly dangerous.

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