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"Skynet was software; in cyberspace. There was no system core; it could not be shut down"

Yes. Look at how much trouble we have now with distributed denial of service attacks.

Go re-read "Daemon" and "Freedom™", by Daniel Suarez (2006). That AI is dumber than what we have now.

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On the other hand, if those fighting Skynet were asked to trade Skynet for the AI we have now, they would take it as their new enemy in a heartbeat.