When computer scientists talk about the possible threat to humanity from superintelligent AI, they don't mean the Terminator or Matrix.

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The old, Schwarzenegger-model Terminator (the T-800) had been superseded by a more advanced model, the T-1000 (Robert Patrick), who is sleeker and more versatile.

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"I don't want to build a 'Terminator' robot, " he says.

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As anyone who has seen 2001: A Space Odyssey or the Terminator series knows, computers don't give up.

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