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A ''' | A '''cybernetic revolt''' is a scenario in which [[artificial intelligence]]s turn upon [[human]]ity to seize control of the planet, possibly exterminating humanity in the process. | ||
== Cybernetic Revolts in Science Fiction == | == Cybernetic Revolts in Science Fiction == | ||
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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. | ||
* The movie adaptation of Isaac Asimov's ''I, Robot''. | |||
[[Category: Science Fiction]] | [[Category: Science Fiction]] | ||
[[Category: Doomsday Scenarios]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:58, 14 June 2021
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.
- The movie adaptation of Isaac Asimov's I, Robot.