Skynet Becomes Self-Aware

Text on the meme

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

What it means

Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator looks out over a desert in two stacked film stills. The joke references Skynet from Terminator 2 becoming self-aware and humorously presents a precise timestamp for the rise of the machines. It is sent as a reaction to rapidly accelerating technology, artificial intelligence, or an impending catastrophe.

Who

Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Objects

man / мужчина desert landscape / пустынный пейзаж black leather jacket / чёрная кожаная куртка car interior / салон автомобиля mountains / горы sand / песок shrubs / кустарники close-up face / крупный план лица side profile / профиль open mouth / открытый рот white subtitles / белые субтитры two-panel layout / двухпанельный формат