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* ''The [[Terminator]]'' film series | * ''The [[Terminator]]'' film series | ||
* ''The Matrix'' films | * ''The Matrix'' films | ||
* The [[ | * The [[geth]] against the [[quarian]]s in ''[[Mass Effect]]''. | ||
* The [[Cylon]]s against the [[Twelve Colonies]] in the 2004 [[Battlestar Galactica]] reboot. | * The [[Cylon]]s against the [[Twelve Colonies]] in the 2004 [[Battlestar Galactica]] reboot. | ||
[[Category: Science Fiction]] | [[Category: Science Fiction]] | ||
[[Category: Doomsday Scenarios]] | [[Category: Doomsday Scenarios]] | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 1 October 2013
A Cybernetic revolt is a scenario in which artificial intelligences turn upon humanity to seize control of the planet, possibly exterminating humanity in the process.
Cybernetic Revolts in Science Fiction
- The first instance of this was in Karel Čapek's Play RUR, although in the original depiction robots are not machines so much as artificial humans.
- The Terminator film series
- The Matrix films
- The geth against the quarians in Mass Effect.
- The Cylons against the Twelve Colonies in the 2004 Battlestar Galactica reboot.