Colossus: The Forbin Project

“Colossus: The Forbin Project”
At the height of the Cold War, the United States develops an enormous
computer system in a top secret underground facility. The machine’s
single purpose is to keep America (and the planet) safe from nuclear
war. The country’s entire arsenal is placed at its disposal. As soon
as the machine, known as Colossus, is brought online, it learns that
Russia might also be developing a large computer installation.
Colossus demands a network link to establish contact with this other
artificial intelligence, and gets it by threatening the humans with
their own arsenal.

Once connected, the two machines use the universal language of
mathematics to establish a means of communicating with one another.
They quickly surpass human understanding and arrive at a conclusion:
in order for the world to be a safe and peaceful place, the humans
cannot control it. The machines then systematically revoke control of
everything from the humans, placing the entire planet under a new form
of military dictatorship.

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