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<blockquote data-quote="tetrasodium" data-source="post: 9648479" data-attributes="member: 93670">I think that core programming is too simplistic for a robust and flexible enough breakdown for Skynet's actions across the various timelines. In the case of a ttrpg it's probably going to setup some kind of exploitable logic trap that will feel unfin at the table.&nbsp; Skynet choosing genocide for self defense always had some missing steps in the chain of logic&nbsp; though, especially when you factor in the fact that Skynet was fully formed sentience on a chip to start instead of growing to become &quot;self aware&quot; as a LLM that learned from bad training data.That all combined is probably a good chunk of why Zero pivoted to things like free will to choose and if humanity deserves to be saved/protected before they are willing to let go and trust their protector to make that choice only after giving it th freedom to potentially decide Skynet was right to make the choices it did in a previous timeline∆.∆ it answers without question that the future where they have time travel tech knows for a fact that time travel back can't change the present and can only send someone back hoping that the changes they make to fork off a new timeline will be a better one but also preserves some of the timey wimey fate loops and boot strap paradox type stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tetrasodium, post: 9648479, member: 93670"] I think that core programming is too simplistic for a robust and flexible enough breakdown for Skynet's actions across the various timelines. In the case of a ttrpg it's probably going to setup some kind of exploitable logic trap that will feel unfin at the table. Skynet choosing genocide for self defense always had some missing steps in the chain of logic though, especially when you factor in the fact that Skynet was fully formed sentience on a chip to start instead of growing to become "self aware" as a LLM that learned from bad training data. That all combined is probably a good chunk of why Zero pivoted to things like free will to choose and if humanity deserves to be saved/protected before they are willing to let go and trust their protector to make that choice only after giving it th freedom to potentially decide Skynet was right to make the choices it did in a previous timeline∆. ∆ it answers without question that the future where they have time travel tech knows for a fact that time travel back can't change the present and can only send someone back hoping that the changes they make to fork off a new timeline will be a better one but also preserves some of the timey wimey fate loops and boot strap paradox type stuff. [/QUOTE]

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