Slang & Culture
Skynet
Informal, usually ironic shorthand for a feared, uncontrollable, superintelligent AI system, drawn directly from pop culture ("don't build Skynet").
Origin
Skynet is the fictional AI antagonist of "The Terminator" (1984), created by director James Cameron and co-writer Gale Anne Hurd. Its name has become general-purpose cultural shorthand for out-of-control AI, unconnected to any real system.