Skynet (Terminator)
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Skynet is an artificial neural network-based conscious group mind and artificial general superintelligence system that serves as the antagonistic force of the Terminator franchise.
Helena Bonham Carter as Skynet, under the guise of the late Dr. Serena Kogan on a monitor, with Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright
Cyberdyne Systems signage for T2-3D: Battle Across Time
The Terminator
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The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, written by Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd and produced by Hurd. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cybernetic assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son will one day save mankind from extinction by Skynet, a hostile artificial intelligence in a post-apocalyptic future. Kyle Reese is a soldier sent back in time to protect Sarah. The screenplay is credited to Cameron and Hurd, while co-writer William Wisher Jr. received an "additional dialogue" credit.
Theatrical release poster
Gale Anne Hurd bought the rights to The Terminator from James Cameron for one dollar.
Schwarzenegger with President Ronald Reagan two months before The Terminator's premiere in 1984
Michael Biehn signing a copy of the film during an appearance at Midtown Comics in 2012