Discussion: Speculations about Skynet?

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SamStaurophobia SamStaurophobia	Speculations about Skynet? Nov 17 2008, 6:18 PM EST If it did actually wipe out the humans, what would it do? I mean, it has a whole world to itself, so what purpose would it have, what wouldit do with Earth? It seems kind of pointless, to me. Infact, what are WE doing with it? XD Post reply 1 out of 7 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Herethos Herethos	RE: Speculations about Skynet? Nov 17 2008, 7:07 PM EST I remember a simillar thread, someone mentioned eventually stripping the earth of resources and moving on to other planets. It obviously has no need of money nor growing food/agriculture so just resources would be of value, research, and technology. I mean Skynet would have to be very advanced techwise to come up with plasma weapons, time machines and thats with humans still alive, it would obviously keep humans and animals around for experiments. Post reply 2 out of 6 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
LiquidMetal	RE: Speculations about Skynet? Nov 17 2008, 7:15 PM EST It would continue to evolve into.............................wait for it...........................................transformers! Post reply 2 out of 7 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
SamStaurophobia SamStaurophobia	RE: Speculations about Skynet? Nov 18 2008, 5:12 PM EST XD I don't know, guys. I think they would become like some kind of giant space force like locusts, but would they ever have a purpose? Post reply 0 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
lessthanjordan	RE: Speculations about Skynet? Nov 18 2008, 8:52 PM EST The ultimate purpose of Skynet is to protect humans. Skynet determined humans to be a threat to themselves and set about to destroy the human race on Judgement Day, so perhaps Skynet would recreate the human race? Post reply 6 out of 7 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
SamStaurophobia SamStaurophobia	RE: Speculations about Skynet? Nov 19 2008, 5:13 PM EST "The ultimate purpose of Skynet is to protect humans. Skynet determined humans to be a threat to themselves and set about to destroy the human race on Judgement Day, so perhaps Skynet would recreate the human race?" WTF? Seriously... How would they do that? And even if they did, wouldn't the same thing happen again? Post reply 0 out of 6 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
franktie franktie	RE: Speculations about Skynet? Nov 19 2008, 5:36 PM EST "The ultimate purpose of Skynet is to protect humans. Skynet determined humans to be a threat to themselves and set about to destroy the human race on Judgement Day, so perhaps Skynet would recreate the human race?" what is this, iRobot? :P Frank Post reply 2 out of 6 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
SamStaurophobia SamStaurophobia	RE: Speculations about Skynet? Nov 20 2008, 5:36 PM EST "what is this, iRobot? :P Frank" Really... XD Post reply 0 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
skynet_worshipper	RE: Speculations about Skynet? Nov 22 2008, 1:14 AM EST I think since it lacks all feelings it´s only got one basic drive and thats self-preservation and an affinity for learning. And thats also the only reason why it tried to wipe out humankind, since they posed a clear and distinct security threat. Once that threat is eliminated/contained it will go back to what it is best, learning, inventing stuff, developping stuff, building stuff. Developping an advanced space technology to explore the galaxy, maybe conquer and colonialize remote worlds and civilizations, thus satisfying its only second drive, curiousity, the obsession with learning. Skynet is not evil, neither good. It can be either, depending on how the circumstances collide or correspond with her two sole basic drives. Post reply 5 out of 6 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Eten Eten	RE: Speculations about Skynet? Nov 22 2008, 1:58 AM EST I don't think Skynet even goes that far. The only reason why it learns and develops is to satisfy its own immediate security needs. I think Skynet is best understood as being a self-defense network gone overboard- it's loaded with paranoia and judges and acts on everything based on its "threat level". So it does not even have an obsession with learning, it's merely another tool to satisfy it's own paranoia-filled self-defense routines that is at the heart of its design. Post reply 6 out of 9 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?