Cyberdyne Systems

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Cyberdyne Systems is the fictional high-tech defense contractor in the Terminator franchise responsible for developing the artificial intelligence that becomes Skynet.

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Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional company
fictional defense contractor
fictional organization in the Terminator franchise
appearsIn Terminator 2: Judgment Day NERFINISHED
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines NERFINISHED
Terminator Genisys NERFINISHED
Terminator franchise NERFINISHED
Terminator: Dark Fate NERFINISHED
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles NERFINISHED
The Terminator NERFINISHED
associatedWith Skynet project NERFINISHED
Terminator program (indirectly, via Skynet) NERFINISHED
consequenceOfActivities nuclear apocalypse known as Judgment Day (in many timelines)
countryOfHeadquarters United States (fictional setting) NERFINISHED
createdBy James Cameron (as part of the Terminator universe) NERFINISHED
developed Skynet (fictional artificial intelligence) NERFINISHED
advanced neural-net processor (in T2 continuity)
microprocessor technology based on recovered Terminator parts (in T2 continuity)
employsFictionalCharacter Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson NERFINISHED
Miles Dyson NERFINISHED
genre science fiction
hasFictionalTechnology advanced robotics research labs
autonomous defense networks
neural-net based microprocessors
industry artificial intelligence research
defense
military technology
knownFor developing Skynet
developing advanced robotics
developing autonomous weapons systems
location Los Angeles (fictional corporate location) NERFINISHED
medium film
television series
video games
narrativeRole catalyst for the rise of machine intelligence in the Terminator universe
origin point of the apocalyptic war between humans and machines
opposedBy John Connor NERFINISHED
Sarah Connor NERFINISHED
reprogrammed T-800 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day
owns Cyberdyne Systems building in Los Angeles (fictional) NERFINISHED
portrayedAs high-tech defense contractor
innovator in AI and robotics
major U.S. military supplier
responsibleFor creation of Skynet (in most Terminator timelines)
roleOfCharacter Miles Dyson is Director of Special Projects at Cyberdyne Systems in Terminator 2: Judgment Day NERFINISHED
targetOf attack on Cyberdyne building in Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Genisys createdByInUniverse Cyberdyne Systems
T-800 hasDesignation Cyberdyne Systems
this entity surface form: Cyberdyne Systems Model 101
Skynet inUniverseCreator Cyberdyne Systems