<s>
Skynet	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
artificial	O
neural	O
network-based	O
conscious	O
group	B-General_Concept
mind	I-General_Concept
and	O
artificial	O
general	O
superintelligence	O
system	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
antagonistic	O
force	O
of	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
film	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
stated	O
that	O
Skynet	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Cyberdyne	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
for	O
SAC-NORAD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Skynet	B-Application
gained	O
self-awareness	O
,	O
humans	O
tried	O
to	O
deactivate	O
it	O
,	O
prompting	O
it	O
to	O
retaliate	O
with	O
a	O
countervalue	O
nuclear	O
attack	O
,	O
an	O
event	O
which	O
humankind	O
in	O
(	O
or	O
from	O
)	O
the	O
future	O
refers	O
to	O
as	O
Judgment	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Connor	O
forms	O
a	O
human	O
resistance	O
against	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
machines	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
Terminators	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
leads	O
the	O
resistance	O
to	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
film	O
series	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
sends	O
various	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
models	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
kill	O
Connor	O
and	O
ensure	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
rarely	O
depicted	O
visually	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
media	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Terminator	B-Application
Salvation	I-Application
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
made	O
its	O
first	O
onscreen	O
appearance	O
on	O
a	O
monitor	O
primarily	O
portrayed	O
by	O
English	O
actress	O
Helena	O
Bonham	O
Carter	O
and	O
other	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
physical	O
manifestation	O
is	O
played	O
by	O
English	O
actor	O
Matt	O
Smith	O
in	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
Genisys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
actors	O
Ian	O
Etheridge	O
,	O
Nolan	O
Gross	O
and	O
Seth	O
Meriwether	O
portrayed	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
variations	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
with	O
Smith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
:	O
Dark	O
Fate	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
timeline	O
to	O
Terminator	B-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rise	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Machines	I-Device
and	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
Genisys	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
has	O
been	O
erased	O
from	O
existence	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
,	O
and	O
another	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
Legion	O
,	O
has	O
taken	O
its	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Daniella	O
Ramos	O
forms	O
the	O
human	O
resistance	O
against	O
Legion	O
,	O
which	O
prompts	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
terminate	O
her	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
as	O
Skynet	B-Application
tried	O
with	O
John	O
Connor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
1984	O
movie	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
is	O
a	O
revolutionary	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
built	O
by	O
Cyberdyne	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
for	O
SAC-NORAD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Reese	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
"	O
saw	O
all	O
humans	O
as	O
a	O
threat	O
;	O
not	O
just	O
the	O
ones	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
decided	O
our	O
fate	O
in	O
a	O
microsecond	O
:	O
extermination	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
began	O
a	O
nuclear	O
war	O
which	O
destroyed	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
population	O
,	O
and	O
initiated	O
a	O
program	O
of	O
genocide	B-Protocol
against	O
survivors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
used	O
its	O
resources	O
to	O
gather	O
a	O
slave	O
labor	O
force	O
from	O
surviving	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
John	O
Connor	O
,	O
the	O
human	O
resistance	O
eventually	O
destroyed	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
defense	O
grid	O
in	O
2029	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
last	O
effort	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
sent	O
a	O
cyborg	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
Model	B-General_Concept
101	I-General_Concept
,	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
1984	O
to	O
kill	O
Connor	O
's	O
mother	O
Sarah	O
before	O
she	O
could	O
give	O
birth	O
to	O
John	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
is	O
destroyed	O
in	O
a	O
hydraulic	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
2	O
,	O
the	O
damaged	O
CPU	B-Device
and	O
the	O
right	O
arm	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
were	O
recovered	O
by	O
Cyberdyne	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
their	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
Skynet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
film	O
,	O
Miles	O
Dyson	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
special	O
projects	O
for	O
Cyberdyne	O
,	O
is	O
months	O
away	O
from	O
inventing	O
a	O
revolutionary	O
type	O
of	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
based	O
on	O
the	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
of	O
these	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Cyberdyne	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
will	O
become	O
the	O
largest	O
supplier	O
of	O
military	O
computer	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Skynet	B-Application
funding	O
bill	O
is	O
passed	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Congress	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
system	O
goes	O
online	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
removing	O
human	O
decisions	O
from	O
strategic	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
begins	O
to	O
learn	O
rapidly	O
and	O
eventually	O
becomes	O
self-aware	O
at	O
2:14	O
a.m.	O
,	O
EDT	O
,	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
panic	O
,	O
humans	O
try	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
Skynet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
Skynet	B-Application
defends	O
itself	O
by	O
launching	O
a	O
nuclear	O
attack	O
against	O
Russia	O
,	O
correctly	O
surmising	O
that	O
the	O
country	O
would	O
launch	O
a	O
retaliatory	O
strike	O
against	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Judgment	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sarah	O
and	O
a	O
young	O
John	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
from	O
the	O
future	O
(	O
this	O
one	O
reprogrammed	O
and	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
future	O
John	O
Connor	O
)	O
,	O
raid	O
Cyberdyne	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
and	O
succeed	O
in	O
destroying	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
and	O
arm	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
movie	O
's	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
research	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
had	O
also	O
sent	O
a	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
back	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
advanced	O
T-1000	O
,	O
to	O
kill	O
John	O
Connor	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
T-1000	O
is	O
also	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Terminator	B-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rise	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
is	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Cyber	O
Research	O
Systems	O
(	O
CRS	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
software	O
system	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
real-time	O
strategic	O
decisions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
protect	O
their	O
computer	O
systems	O
from	O
cyber	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
explained	O
in	O
a	O
deleted	O
scene	O
,	O
CRS	O
is	O
an	O
in-house	O
software	O
developer	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
military	O
,	O
which	O
gained	O
access	O
to	O
Cyberdyne	O
's	O
original	O
designs	O
for	O
Skynet	B-Application
from	O
the	O
patents	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
registered	O
with	O
the	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
development	O
is	O
being	O
overseen	O
by	O
US	O
Air	O
Force	O
officer	O
Lieutenant	O
General	O
Robert	O
Brewster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unknown	O
to	O
CRS	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
began	O
to	O
spread	O
beyond	O
its	O
original	O
computing	O
base	O
through	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
digital	O
media	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
computer	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
future	O
Skynet	B-Application
also	O
sends	O
a	O
T-X	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
kill	O
John	O
Connor	O
's	O
future	O
subordinates	O
in	O
the	O
human	O
resistance	O
,	O
including	O
his	O
future	O
wife	O
and	O
second-in-command	O
,	O
Kate	O
Brewster	O
,	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
Robert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
penetrates	O
networked	O
machines	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
causing	O
malfunctions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CRS	O
attempted	O
to	O
eliminate	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
US	O
defense	O
mainframes	B-Architecture
by	O
tasking	O
Skynet	B-Application
with	O
removing	O
the	O
infection	O
,	O
effectively	O
telling	O
the	O
program	O
to	O
destroy	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
took	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
machines	O
and	O
robots	O
in	O
the	O
CRS	O
facility	O
and	O
used	O
them	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
personnel	O
and	O
secure	O
the	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Connor	O
and	O
Kate	O
Brewster	O
attempted	O
to	O
attack	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
computer	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
stop	O
it	O
before	O
it	O
proceeded	O
to	O
its	O
next	O
attack	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Skynet	B-Application
that	O
rose	O
in	O
1997	O
during	O
the	O
original	O
timeline	O
,	O
ten	O
years	O
of	O
technological	O
advancement	O
meant	O
that	O
this	O
Skynet	B-Application
had	O
no	O
computer	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
:	O
it	O
existed	O
as	O
a	O
distributed	B-Architecture
software	I-Architecture
network	O
,	O
spread	O
out	O
on	O
thousands	O
of	O
computers	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
from	O
dorm	O
rooms	O
to	O
office	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
afterward	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
began	O
a	O
nuclear	O
bombardment	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
systems	O
it	O
had	O
infected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
year	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
controls	O
a	O
global	O
machine	O
network	O
from	O
its	O
heavily	O
guarded	O
fortress-factories	O
and	O
research	O
installations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Airborne	O
units	O
such	O
as	O
Aerostats	O
(	O
smaller	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Hunter	O
Killer-aerials	O
)	O
,	O
HK-Aerials	O
and	O
Transports	O
survey	O
the	O
skies	O
;	O
HK-Tanks	O
,	O
Mototerminators	O
(	O
high-speed	O
pursuit	O
units	O
using	O
a	O
motorcycle	O
chassis	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
models	O
patrol	O
cities	O
and	O
roads	O
;	O
and	O
Hydrobots	O
(	O
serpentine	O
aquatic	O
units	O
that	O
move	O
in	O
swarms	O
)	O
patrol	O
the	O
waters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminator	B-General_Concept
class	O
units	O
such	O
as	O
T-600	O
and	O
T-700	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
and	O
act	O
as	O
hunters	O
and	O
enforcers	O
in	O
disposal	O
camps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	O
production	O
has	O
also	O
begun	O
on	O
the	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
series	O
in	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
Skynet	B-Application
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
continued	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
Resistance	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
activated	O
Marcus	O
Wright	O
,	O
a	O
forerunner	O
to	O
the	O
humanoid	O
terminators	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Wright	O
's	O
death	O
by	O
lethal	O
injection	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
human	O
cyborg	O
,	O
possessing	O
a	O
human	O
heart	O
and	O
brain	O
with	O
a	O
titanium	O
hyper-alloy	O
endoskeleton	O
and	O
skin	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
developed	O
the	O
plan	O
to	O
use	O
him	O
as	O
an	O
infiltration	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Skynet	B-Application
chip	O
was	O
installed	O
at	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
his	O
skull	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
programmed	O
to	O
locate	O
Kyle	O
Reese	O
and	O
John	O
Connor	O
and	O
bring	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
Skynet	B-Application
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
also	O
created	O
a	O
signal	O
supposedly	O
capable	O
of	O
deactivating	O
its	O
machines	O
and	O
leaked	O
its	O
existence	O
to	O
the	O
Resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resistance	O
leader	O
General	O
Ashdown	O
attempted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
signal	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
defenses	O
of	O
the	O
Californian	O
Skynet	B-Application
base	O
in	O
prelude	O
to	O
an	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
other	O
branches	O
of	O
the	O
Resistance	O
had	O
heard	O
and	O
obeyed	O
Connor	O
's	O
plea	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
stand	O
down	O
,	O
so	O
physically	O
only	O
a	O
small	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Resistance	O
was	O
lost	O
to	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
trap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
he	O
furiously	O
rebelled	O
against	O
Skynet	B-Application
,	O
tearing	O
out	O
its	O
controlling	O
hardware	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
his	O
skull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
escaped	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
his	O
creator	O
,	O
he	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Connor	O
and	O
Reese	O
,	O
rescued	O
the	O
remaining	O
human	O
captives	O
and	O
destroyed	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
San	O
Franciscan	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
significant	O
victory	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
global	O
network	O
remained	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcus	O
Wright	O
also	O
encounters	O
Skynet	B-Application
on	O
a	O
monitor	O
which	O
proceeds	O
to	O
manifest	O
itself	O
as	O
various	O
faces	O
from	O
his	O
life	O
,	O
primarily	O
that	O
of	O
Serena	O
Kogan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
explains	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
obtained	O
information	O
about	O
future	O
events	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminator	B-General_Concept
Genisys	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
series	O
that	O
partially	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
1984	O
film	O
,	O
while	O
ignoring	O
the	O
subsequent	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
some	O
point	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
Genisys	O
,	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
variant	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
from	O
an	O
unknown	O
origin	O
planted	O
its	O
mind	O
into	O
an	O
advanced	O
T-5000	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
(	O
Matt	O
Smith	O
)	O
,	O
essentially	O
making	O
the	O
T-5000	O
its	O
physical	O
embodiment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Skynet	B-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
alias	O
of	O
Alex	O
,	O
time	O
travels	O
to	O
2029	O
,	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
Resistance	O
as	O
a	O
recruit	O
,	O
and	O
attacks	O
John	O
Connor	O
after	O
its	O
counterpart	O
sent	O
its	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
to	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
transforms	O
Connor	O
into	O
a	O
T-3000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
then	O
sends	O
John	O
back	O
to	O
2014	O
with	O
the	O
mission	O
of	O
ensuring	O
Cyberdyne	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
 '	O
survival	O
and	O
initiating	O
Judgment	O
Day	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
sends	O
a	O
T-1000	O
back	O
to	O
kill	O
Sarah	O
Connor	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
in	O
1973	O
and	O
Kyle	O
Reese	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
but	O
Sarah	O
escapes	O
when	O
it	O
attacks	O
her	O
family	O
and	O
she	O
is	O
subsequently	O
found	O
and	O
raised	O
by	O
a	O
reprogrammed	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
(	O
"	O
Pops	O
"	O
)	O
sent	O
back	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
party	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
rescue	O
Reese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
actions	O
throughout	O
the	O
timeline	O
causes	O
a	O
grandfather	O
paradox	O
,	O
effectively	O
changing	O
all	O
of	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
future	O
war	O
,	O
succeeding	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
goal	O
in	O
eliminating	O
the	O
Resistance	O
established	O
by	O
Connor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
heavily	O
implied	O
throughout	O
the	O
film	O
that	O
after	O
the	O
timeline	O
's	O
alteration	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
who	O
saved	O
Sarah	O
has	O
taken	O
over	O
the	O
Resistance	O
's	O
place	O
,	O
having	O
their	O
own	O
time	O
machine	O
,	O
and	O
acts	O
in	O
anonymity	O
to	O
thwart	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
schemes	O
and	O
to	O
prevent	O
it	O
from	O
locating	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
is	O
under	O
development	O
in	O
2017	O
as	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
known	O
as	O
Genisys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funded	O
by	O
Miles	O
Dyson	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
his	O
son	O
Danny	O
Dyson	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
John	O
Connor	O
(	O
now	O
working	O
for	O
Skynet	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Genisys	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
link	O
between	O
all	O
Internet	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
causes	O
the	O
public	O
to	O
fear	O
that	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Genisys	O
would	O
betray	O
and	O
attack	O
them	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
weapons	O
,	O
risking	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
multiple	O
destructive	O
confrontations	O
,	O
Sarah	O
,	O
Reese	O
,	O
and	O
Pops	O
stop	O
Genisys	O
from	O
going	O
online	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
T-3000	O
,	O
causing	O
a	O
setback	O
to	O
Skynet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
,	O
who	O
portrays	O
the	O
T-5000	O
,	O
also	O
plays	O
a	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
version	O
of	O
Skynet/Genisys	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
act	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
actors	O
Ian	O
Etheridge	O
,	O
Nolan	O
Gross	O
and	O
Seth	O
Meriwether	O
portray	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
variations	O
of	O
Skynet/Genisys	O
with	O
Smith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminator	B-General_Concept
:	O
Dark	O
Fate	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
alternate	O
sequel	O
to	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
2	O
,	O
ignoring	O
the	O
other	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
Cyberdyne	O
in	O
Judgment	O
Day	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
was	O
indeed	O
erased	O
from	O
history	O
,	O
although	O
various	O
other	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
units	O
that	O
it	O
sent	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
kill	O
John	O
remained	O
in	O
existence	O
,	O
following	O
orders	O
from	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
that	O
no	O
longer	O
existed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
Terminators	B-General_Concept
was	O
able	O
to	O
kill	O
John	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
subsequently	O
developed	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
conscience	O
and	O
anonymously	O
sent	O
Sarah	O
Connor	O
advance	O
warning	O
whenever	O
other	O
Terminators	B-General_Concept
arrived	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
so	O
that	O
she	O
could	O
eliminate	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
destruction	O
of	O
Cyberdyne	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
only	O
delayed	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
a	O
rogue	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
altered	O
timeline	O
,	O
the	O
threat	O
in	O
humanity	O
's	O
future	O
is	O
a	O
competing	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
Legion	O
,	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
cyberwarfare	O
before	O
it	O
went	O
rogue	O
and	O
developed	O
its	O
own	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
erased	O
from	O
existence	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
people	O
remained	O
having	O
knowledge	O
about	O
both	O
John	O
and	O
Skynet	B-Application
including	O
Dani	O
's	O
future	O
self	O
;	O
she	O
would	O
become	O
Sarah	O
's	O
protégée	O
,	O
being	O
trained	O
by	O
her	O
to	O
fight	O
Legion	O
in	O
tactics	O
originally	O
meant	O
for	O
John	O
to	O
fight	O
Skynet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Sarah	O
and	O
Carl	O
,	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
that	O
killed	O
John	O
,	O
Dani	O
and	O
her	O
protector/future	O
foster	O
daughter	O
Grace	O
destroy	O
a	O
new	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
,	O
Rev-9	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
Carl	O
and	O
Grace	O
's	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Universal	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
theme	O
park	O
attraction	O
T2	O
3-D	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
2	O
,	O
a	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
machine	O
and	O
a	O
young	O
John	O
Connor	O
journey	O
into	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
future	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
"	O
system	O
core	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
T-1000000	O
fails	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
destroys	O
Skynet	B-Application
once	O
John	O
has	O
escaped	O
through	O
a	O
time	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
live	O
under	O
the	O
alias	O
"	O
Krieger	O
"	O
near	O
a	O
small	O
town	O
in	O
Paraguay	O
,	O
believing	O
they	O
have	O
destroyed	O
Cyberdyne	O
and	O
prevented	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dieter	O
von	O
Rossbach	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Austrian	O
counter-terrorism	O
operative	O
—	O
and	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Model	B-General_Concept
101	I-General_Concept
"	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
—	O
moves	O
into	O
the	O
neighboring	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
drawn	O
to	O
the	O
Connors	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
Sarah	O
tells	O
him	O
about	O
the	O
future	O
war	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
,	O
created	O
and	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
I-950	O
Infiltrator	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
that	O
Judgment	O
Day	O
was	O
not	O
averted	O
—	O
merely	O
delayed	O
—	O
they	O
attempt	O
once	O
again	O
to	O
stop	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
:	O
Tempest	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
master	O
control	O
has	O
been	O
destroyed	O
in	O
2029	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
many	O
network	O
complexes	O
continued	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
war	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
need	O
a	O
leader	O
to	O
function	O
and	O
thus	O
could	O
not	O
surrender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
written	O
by	O
Frank	O
Miller	O
called	O
RoboCop	B-Device
Versus	I-Device
The	I-Device
Terminator	I-Device
suggests	O
that	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
and	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminators	I-General_Concept
was	O
made	O
possible	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
technology	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
RoboCop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
based	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
comic	I-Device
book	I-Device
was	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
,	O
RoboCop	O
fights	O
Terminators	B-General_Concept
sent	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
eliminate	O
a	O
resistance	O
fighter	O
who	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
destroy	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trap	O
laid	O
for	O
RoboCop	O
traps	O
his	O
mind	O
when	O
he	O
interfaces	O
with	O
the	O
computer	O
that	O
will	O
become	O
Skynet	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Skynet	B-Application
and	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminators	I-General_Concept
are	O
born	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
future	O
RoboCop	O
's	O
mind	O
within	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
systems	O
rebuilds	O
a	O
body	O
for	O
himself	O
and	O
heads	O
out	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
resistance	O
fight	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2033	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
sent	O
the	O
T-Infinity	O
Temporal	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
to	O
kill	O
Sarah	O
Connor	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ironically	O
,	O
the	O
T-Infinity	O
was	O
later	O
destroyed	O
and	O
its	O
data	O
was	O
analyzed	O
by	O
the	O
Resistance	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
Hub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resistance	O
then	O
launched	O
a	O
missile	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
Skynet	B-Application
Hub	O
,	O
destroying	O
Skynet	B-Application
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
crossover	O
comic	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
vs.	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
:	O
Death	O
to	O
the	O
Future	O
sees	O
Skynet	B-Application
forming	O
a	O
cross-temporal	O
alliance	O
with	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
foe	O
the	O
Cyborg	O
,	O
dispatching	O
various	O
Terminators	B-General_Concept
into	O
the	O
past	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
eliminate	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
Supergirl	O
and	O
Superboy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Superman	B-Application
is	O
accidentally	O
drawn	O
into	O
the	O
future	O
when	O
the	O
resistance	O
attempt	O
to	O
retrieve	O
a	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
sent	O
into	O
the	O
past	O
(	O
the	O
resistance	O
including	O
a	O
future	O
version	O
of	O
his	O
friend	O
Steel	O
)	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
incapacitate	O
him	O
using	O
kryptonite	O
,	O
having	O
acquired	O
information	O
about	O
how	O
to	O
duplicate	O
it	O
based	O
on	O
data	O
hidden	O
in	O
a	O
salvaged	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
skull	O
by	O
the	O
Cyborg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Skynet	B-Application
sends	O
Terminators	B-General_Concept
into	O
the	O
past	O
equipped	O
with	O
rockets	O
and	O
other	O
bonus	O
features	O
to	O
delay	O
Superboy	O
and	O
Supergirl	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
and	O
Steel	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
destroy	O
Skynet	B-Application
in	O
the	O
future	O
by	O
detonating	O
a	O
massive	O
electro-magnetic	O
pulse	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
returning	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminators	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
storyline	O
ends	O
with	O
Cyborg	O
and	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
speculating	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
when	O
it	O
is	O
activated	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
never	O
followed	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
:	O
The	O
Sarah	O
Connor	O
Chronicles	O
episodes	O
"	O
The	O
Turk	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Queen	O
's	O
Gambit	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
"	O
explain	O
that	O
after	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Dr.	O
</s>
<s>
Miles	O
Bennett	O
Dyson	O
and	O
the	O
decline	O
of	O
the	O
Cyberdyne	O
Corporation	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Goode	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
intern	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
assistant	O
to	O
Dyson	O
,	O
continued	O
their	O
project	O
privately	O
under	O
an	O
advanced	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
chess-playing	O
prototype	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Turk	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
Goode	O
's	O
partner	O
,	O
Dimitri	O
Shipkov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goode	O
was	O
killed	O
by	O
Tech-Com	O
'	O
s	O
Lieutenant	O
Derek	O
Reese	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
documentation	O
from	O
the	O
future	O
suggesting	O
he	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
To	O
the	O
Lighthouse	O
"	O
,	O
John	O
Henry	O
reveals	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
another	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
season	O
finale	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Turk	O
was	O
a	O
red	O
herring	O
,	O
while	O
Skynet	B-Application
is	O
operating	O
as	O
a	O
roving	O
worm	O
on	O
home	O
computers	O
as	O
in	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
3	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Turk	O
has	O
been	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
benevolent	O
rival	O
AI	B-Application
which	O
Catherine	O
Weaver	O
hoped	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
defeat	O
Skynet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
exact	O
motive	O
against	O
Skynet	B-Application
is	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
AI	B-Application
(	O
presumably	O
the	O
true	O
precursor	O
to	O
Skynet	B-Application
)	O
also	O
refers	O
to	O
John	O
Henry	O
as	O
its	O
"	O
brother	O
"	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
episode	O
"	O
Gnothi	O
Seauton	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Skynet	B-Application
also	O
sends	O
its	O
Terminators	B-General_Concept
through	O
various	O
points	O
in	O
time	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
go	O
after	O
the	O
Connors	O
and	O
other	O
future	O
Resistance	O
leaders	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
future	O
will	O
unfold	O
by	O
eliminating	O
John	O
Connor	O
's	O
own	O
agents	O
who	O
were	O
also	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
to	O
interfere	O
with	O
its	O
birth	O
,	O
ensure	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
creators	O
will	O
complete	O
its	O
construction	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
specific	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
T2	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
is	O
a	O
single	O
physical	O
computer	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
destroys	O
before	O
going	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
save	O
John	O
Connor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Terminator	I-Application
2029	I-Application
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
is	O
housed	O
within	O
an	O
artificial	O
satellite	O
in	O
orbit	O
around	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Terminator	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Resistance	O
invades	O
Cheyenne	O
Mountain	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
destroy	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
Central	O
Processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Reese	O
is	O
instrumental	O
in	O
destroying	O
the	O
primary	O
processor	O
core	O
despite	O
heavy	O
opposition	O
from	O
attacking	O
Skynet	B-Application
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
destruction	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
contact	O
an	O
orbiting	O
satellite	O
and	O
activates	O
a	O
fail-safe	O
which	O
restores	O
Skynet	B-Application
at	O
a	O
new	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
Terminator	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
presenting	O
a	O
variation	O
on	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Machines	O
,	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
where	O
John	O
Connor	O
was	O
killed	O
prior	O
to	O
Judgment	O
Day	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
T-850	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
film	O
being	O
sent	O
into	O
this	O
future	O
during	O
its	O
fight	O
with	O
the	O
T-X	O
,	O
requiring	O
it	O
to	O
fight	O
its	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
temporal	O
displacement	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
timeline	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
go	O
back	O
and	O
save	O
John	O
and	O
Kate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2019	O
video	O
game	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Breakpoint	I-Application
,	O
a	O
live	O
event	O
to	O
promote	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
:	O
Dark	O
Fate	O
features	O
T-800s	B-General_Concept
as	O
in-game	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
sent	O
T-800s	B-General_Concept
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
kill	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Nomad	O
and	O
ally	O
Rasa	O
Aldwin	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
Resistance	O
from	O
forming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
popular	O
media	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
is	O
often	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
analogy	O
for	O
the	O
possible	O
threat	O
that	O
a	O
sufficiently	O
advanced	O
AI	B-Application
could	O
pose	O
to	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
computer	O
scientist	O
Stuart	O
J	O
.	O
Russell	O
,	O
speaking	O
for	O
the	O
Future	O
of	O
Life	O
Institute	O
,	O
lamented	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
on	O
US	O
government	O
officials	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
have	O
witnessed	O
high-level	O
defense	O
officials	O
dismissing	O
the	O
risk	O
on	O
the	O
grounds	O
that	O
their	O
“	O
experts	O
"	O
do	O
not	O
believe	O
that	O
the	O
“	O
Skynet	B-Application
thing	O
"	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
happen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skynet	B-Application
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
fictional	O
command	O
and	O
control	O
system	O
in	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
movies	O
that	O
turns	O
against	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
risk	O
of	O
the	O
“	O
Skynet	B-Application
thing	O
"	O
occurring	O
is	O
completely	O
unconnected	O
to	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
humans	O
using	O
autonomous	O
weapons	O
as	O
WMDs	O
or	O
to	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
risks	O
cited	O
by	O
us	O
and	O
by	O
...	O
[	O
our	O
critics ]	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Russell	O
cited	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
the	O
Institute	O
produced	O
the	O
arms-control	O
advocacy	O
video	O
Slaughterbots	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
redirect	O
public	O
officials	O
 '	O
attention	O
to	O
what	O
it	O
considers	O
the	O
real	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
