out of control AI theme

An artificial intelligence goes amok and makes trouble for society.

14 total · 3 choice · 7 major · 4 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
tas1x09 choice The caretaker of the Shore Leave Planet had died and a computer, resentful of its servitude, had begun creating dangerous scenarios from the crew’s memories in an attempt to commandeer the Enterprise and seek out other computers in the galaxy.
voy4x05 choice The misanthropic hologram Dejaren murdered the entire crew of the vessel on which he served them as a slave.
voy7x09/10 choice The simulated prey became too capable and rebelled against their Hirogen creators.
movie: Appleseed (2004) major Gaia was a central computer that controlled society but it was in turn manipulated by a council of elders for nefarious purposes.
movie: Class of 1999 (1990) major Three android high school teachers went out of control and started killing their students.
movie: Gog (1954) major An electronic brain, the Nuclear Operative Variable Automatic Computer (NOVAC), went out of control and took measures to sabotage the building of a space station.
tas1x09 major The caretaker of the Shore Leave Planet had died and a computer, resentful of its servitude, had begun creating dangerous scenarios from the crew’s memories in an attempt to commandeer the Enterprise and seek out other computers in the galaxy.
tng3x01 major Wesley’s creation of the Nanites had the unintended consequence of their seizing control of the Enterprise.
tos2x24 major The M-5 multitronic unit went out of control and started attacking Starfleet targets.
voy3x25 major Seska had tampered with Tuvoc’s security training holodeck program in order to create a trap. Within the tampered program there was a holographic version of Seska.