Cyberdyne Systems
They built the mind that ended the world.
Cyberdyne Systems is the company that created Skynet, the artificial intelligence that wages war against humanity in the Terminator franchise. In the films, Cyberdyne is the developer of the advanced microprocessors and neural network technology that eventually becomes Skynet. The company's research into self-aware AI is directly responsible for the creation of the Terminator machines, including the T-800 Model 101. Cyberdyne's role is central to the franchise's plot, as its technology is used by Skynet to build the infiltration units that travel through time.
Lore & Background
Cyberdyne Systems is the corporation behind the development of Skynet, the artificial intelligence that triggers a nuclear war and creates the Terminator machines. The damaged CPU and the right arm of the first Terminator are recovered by Cyberdyne and become the basis for its later work on Skynet; in the second film Miles Dyson, its director of special projects, is months away from inventing a revolutionary type of microprocessor based on the reverse engineering of these parts.
The company's work is directly tied to the T-800 Terminator, which is referred to as a "Cyberdyne Systems Model 101" in the first two films and Terminator: Dark Fate. The T-800's heads-up display in Terminator 2: Judgment Day identifies it as a "Cyberdyne Systems Series 800 Model 101 Version 2.4." Cyberdyne is central to the story: the revolutionary microprocessor its engineer Miles Dyson is developing will be crucial to Skynet's creation.
Did You Know?
- In Terminator 2: Judgment Day it is said that Cyberdyne Systems will become the largest supplier of military computer systems, and that all stealth bombers are upgraded with Cyberdyne computers.
- In Terminator Genisys, Danny Dyson is Cyberdyne Systems' president and Miles Dyson is its CEO, who funds the Genisys project.
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