Proper noun
Skynet
A family of United Kingdom military communications satellites.
Skynet
(science fiction) A distributed artificial intelligence system that is aware of the physical world and acts autonomously through cyborgs and computer control systems. [from 1980s.]
From the fear of job security due to the prevalence of AI to doomsday predictions warning us against the rise of Skynet, there is no dearth of negative stories about AI. Source: Internet
"In the movies, Skynet gets super intelligence, figures the humans are going to eventually shut it down, thinks, 'I better strike first.' Source: Internet
Sarah's future son John will rally the survivors and lead a resistance movement against Skynet and its army of machines. Source: Internet
If moral standing is given in virtue of the capacity to nonphenomenally suffer, then Skynet and Data both get it even if only Data wants to help human beings. Source: Internet
Terminator: Dark Fate created a new direction (and timeline) for the franchise that ignored most of the sequels and took place after Terminator 2: Judgment Day managed to erase the threat of Skynet. Source: Internet
The alleged campaign — known in China as either Operation Fox Hunt or Operation Skynet — targeted Chinese nationals living abroad who are alleged to have committed crimes in China. Source: Internet