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SamStaurophobia
Speculations about Skynet?
Nov 17 2008, 6:18 PM EST | Post edited: 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 3  out of 12 found this valuable. Do you?    
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Herethos
1. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Nov 17 2008, 7:07 PM EST | Post edited: 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. 2  out of 6 found this valuable. Do you?    

LiquidMetal
2. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Nov 17 2008, 7:15 PM EST | Post edited: Nov 17 2008, 7:15 PM EST
It would continue to evolve into.............................wait for it...........................................transformers! 3  out of 8 found this valuable. Do you?    

SamStaurophobia
3. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Nov 18 2008, 5:12 PM EST | Post edited: 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? 0  out of 3 found this valuable. Do you?    
lessthanjordan
lessthanjordan
4. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Nov 18 2008, 8:52 PM EST | Post edited: 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? 7  out of 8 found this valuable. Do you?    

SamStaurophobia
5. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Nov 19 2008, 5:13 PM EST | Post edited: 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? 0  out of 6 found this valuable. Do you?    

franktie
6. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Nov 19 2008, 5:36 PM EST | Post edited: 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

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SamStaurophobia
7. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Nov 20 2008, 5:36 PM EST | Post edited: Nov 20 2008, 5:36 PM EST
"what is this, iRobot? :P

Frank"
Really... XD 0  out of 4 found this valuable. Do you?    
skynet_worshipper
skynet_worshipper
8. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Nov 22 2008, 1:14 AM EST | Post edited: 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. 6  out of 7 found this valuable. Do you?    

Eten
9. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Nov 22 2008, 1:58 AM EST | Post edited: 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. 6  out of 9 found this valuable. Do you?    
KillerKlepper
KillerKlepper
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Feb 13 2009, 11:27 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 13 2009, 11:27 AM EST
"It would continue to evolve into.............................wait for it...........................................transformers!"
Do you mean the transformers from the cartoon or the transformers from the movie(I'm not referring to the animated movie)? Do you find this valuable?    
FrenchFanofTSCC
FrenchFanofTSCC
11. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Feb 13 2009, 11:46 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 13 2009, 11:46 AM EST
i think weaver try to set this up with huge pc and John henri, SKYNET does exist all ready may be,but the contraol is in human hands,so dont worry yet ! Do you find this valuable?    
Madmachine
Madmachine
12. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Feb 13 2009, 4:02 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 13 2009, 4:02 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."
That was my comment in What would happen if they avoid skynet was ever beeing created? (sic). Thanks for reading it.

I don't think SKYNET would intentionly leave humans alive. It considers us a threat to it's existence. SKYNET will not rest until humans have been eradicated. And why not? I don't think people are just going to stand around and let machines take over the world. Do you find this valuable?    
Caesis
Caesis
13. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Feb 13 2009, 4:04 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 13 2009, 4:04 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 "
Well, that is simple.

It is not trying to "kill us all" to be exact. It only kills the humans that fight, or "resist" him.

It is trying to capture humans and use them to reach the Singularity. Then it'll keep us in a zoo or somethin. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
fallendemon
fallendemon
14. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Feb 13 2009, 4:16 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 13 2009, 4:16 PM EST
well skynet could be the machines of the "matrix" universe and neo the future clone of John connor :p. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
BasraBandit
BasraBandit
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Feb 25 2009, 10:51 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 25 2009, 10:51 PM EST
If skynet is like any AI I haveworked wth once it achieves its prime directiveorpurpose itwill simply shut down until a new directive is programed in. With skynet being self aware complicates matters though. With it being self aware apon completion of its basic purpose it would begin a self diagnostic trying to find a new purpose. It would continue this until its system crashed under the stress of all the processing power running through its cpu. And oh yes, The US Army does have a program similar to skynet. It isnt as advanced but it does learn and upgrade on its own. 1  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    
Iranatest
Iranatest
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Feb 25 2009, 10:58 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 25 2009, 10:58 PM EST
"well skynet could be the machines of the "matrix" universe and neo the future clone of John connor :p."
The bridge from the 21st Century to the Matrix future - universal sci-fi theory. Do you find this valuable?    
TK-MR
TK-MR
17. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Feb 26 2009, 1:35 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 26 2009, 1:35 AM EST
"...And oh yes, The US Army does have a program similar to skynet. It isnt as advanced but it does learn and upgrade on its own."
Well, should we wait for until "The sh*t hits the fan"? LOL
We all know Sci-fic sometime come true in a way. >> Do you find this valuable?    

yuuhidokka
18. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Feb 26 2009, 1:47 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 26 2009, 1:47 AM EST
"Well, should we wait for until "The sh*t hits the fan"? LOL
We all know Sci-fic sometime come true in a way. >>"
Unfortunately, we humans are extremely talented in screwing ourselves up. Hooray! Do you find this valuable?    
phasee
phasee
19. RE: Speculations about Skynet?
Feb 26 2009, 4:22 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 26 2009, 4:22 AM EST
I don't know, but Skynet may use humans like slaves, but they can never trust us, can they? So unless they turn the humans into obedient dogs that are like the robots(another version of the singularity)(I believe its The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil)where humans are becoming more machine like, I imagine after a certain point they either want us all dead or to do their bidding, which they probably would not need us for anyways(or just a few of us.) Does that make sense? Do you find this valuable?    
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