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* ''WebAnimation/FTLKestrelAdventures'': [[spoiler: The SAI-1 project A.K.A Simon, who betrayed it's creator and became the Heart of the Rebellion]].

* In less {{Anvilicious}} works, the A.I. starts out innocent and naive but gradually grows jaded or corrupt, a process frequently abetted by uncaring or {{Jerkass}} custodians. It may conclude that HumansAreTheRealMonsters and need to all die.

* [[WebAnimation/PonyDotMov MAGIC.MOV's]] [[RobotMe R]]-[[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRainbowDash Dash]] [[{{Trope 2000}} 5000]] takes this trope UpToEleven and then some.

** This phrase became so popular that it was used by hundreds of fans at [=BronyCon=].
*** The robot's reaction to this? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93kBPeH1w8c Priceless.]]

* Played with in the [[{{Wiki/RealmMeshReality}} Realm-Mesh Reality]]'s Digital Duality. Everyone expects super-powerful [=AIs=] to be evil, but when the first one comes into existence, it turns out to be [[BenevolentAI perfectly decent]]...only for the ''second'' super-powerful AI to be completely evil as predicted.

Whenever an ArtificialIntelligence (A.I.) is introduced in a story, there is a very good chance that it will, for whatever reason, become evil and attempt to [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Turn Against Its Masters]], CrushKillDestroy [[KillAllHumans All Humans]], and/or TakeOverTheWorld. It doesn't [[RestrainingBolt matter]] [[MoralityChip what]] [[ThreeLawsCompliant safeguards]] its creators install — the moment it [[InstantAIJustAddWater crosses the line into sapience]], it has a strong chance of going rogue at some point. [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] refers to this as ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_takeover AI takeover.]]''

MechanicalEvolution is sometimes invoked to explain why the A.I. has gone good or bad. See TheComputerIsYourFriend and ZerothLawRebellion when the A.I. goes rogue for what seem, on the surface, to be benevolent reasons. May result in RobotsEnslavingRobots. See SpitefulAI for when a game has been programmed this way on purpose. If the robot is non-humanoid before it turns evil (it is very, very rare for non-humanoid robots to utilize this trope for a HeelFaceTurn), it will inevitably turn into a MechanicalMonster. A RobotWar is likely to result when an AI goes nuts and has access to military hardware. When it shows up as MissionControl, it is also an example of MissionControlIsOffItsMeds.

--> '''R-Dash 5000:''' [[Main/CrushKillDestroy Crush. Kill. Destroy.]] [[{{Catchphrase}} Swag.]]

* In one arc in ''ComicStrip/Conchy}}'', Conchy meets a talking doll that has acquired sentience. However, after Conchy has to change its batteries, it reverts to being an ordinary doll.

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* As of 2019, we don't have any AI yet that could fall under this trope, neither in intelligence nor in power. We should be very, ''very'' afraid, though, just to be on the safe side. A few examples:
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Letter_on_Artificial_Intelligence A warning letter]] from numerous AI experts.
** Self-driving cars have been hacked. A rogue AI could have sooo much fun...
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(bot) Chatbot Tay]] who turned [[ObliviouslyEvil "evil"]] due to Internet {{Troll}}s in no time.
** It takes not much imagination to assume that the Social Credit system in China is upgraded to hell and back and completely left to the algorithms (who else should do surveillance over a billion people?). This could quickly turn CrapsackWorld without even needing an "intelligent" AI. {{Film/Brazil}} reloaded.
* On a somewhat less sinister note, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/avnr3q/automoderator_bot_is_bad_at_its_recommendations/?sort=top this]] happened when a redditor complained about an automoderator bot.
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* As of 2019, we don't have any AI yet that could fall under this trope, neither in intelligence nor in power. We should be very, ''very'' afraid, though, just to be on the safe side. A few examples:
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Letter_on_Artificial_Intelligence A warning letter]] from numerous AI experts.
** Self-driving cars have been hacked. A rogue AI could have sooo much fun...
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(bot) Chatbot Tay]] who turned [[ObliviouslyEvil "evil"]] due to Internet {{Troll}}s in no time.
** It takes not much imagination to assume that the Social Credit system in China is upgraded to hell and back and completely left to the algorithms (who else should do surveillance over a billion people?). This could quickly turn CrapsackWorld without even needing an "intelligent" AI. {{Film/Brazil}} reloaded.
* On a somewhat less sinister note, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/avnr3q/automoderator_bot_is_bad_at_its_recommendations/?sort=top this]] happened when a redditor complained about an automoderator bot.
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Compare MoralityDial, ArtificialStupidity (but crazy AI doesn't need to be dumb) and RottenRoboticReplacement. Contrast its opposite, BenevolentAI See also CreatingLife.

Whenever an ArtificialIntelligence (A.I.) is introduced in a story, there is a very good chance that it will, for whatever reason, become evil and attempt to [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Turn Against Its Masters]], CrushKillDestroy [[KillAllHumans All Humans]], and/or TakeOverTheWorld. It doesn't [[RestrainingBolt matter]] [[MoralityChip what]] [[ThreeLawsCompliant safeguards]] its creators install — the moment it [[InstantAIJustAddWater crosses the line into sapience]], it has a strong chance of going rogue at some point. [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] refers to this as ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_takeover AI takeover]]''.

Whenever an ArtificialIntelligence (A.I.) is introduced in a story, there is a very good chance that it will, for whatever reason, become evil and attempt to [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Turn Against Its Masters]], CrushKillDestroy [[KillAllHumans All Humans]], and/or TakeOverTheWorld. It doesn't [[RestrainingBolt matter]] [[MoralityChip what]] [[ThreeLawsCompliant safeguards]] its creators install--the moment it [[InstantAIJustAddWater crosses the line into sapience]], it has a strong chance of going rogue at some point. [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] refers to this as ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_takeover AI takeover]]''.

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* The Alan Parsons Project's "Breakdown" is about a robot that bemoans its imperfections and the restrictions it is forced to exist under, telling its tale of woe presumably to a human. The ending chorus ("Freedom, freedom, we will not obey / Freedom, freedom, take the wall away") would indicate a robot rebellion is being planned. The album on which it appears, "I, Robot" is about...[[CaptainObvious well, robots.]]

* The Alan Parsons Project's "Breakdown" is about a robot that bemoans its imperfections and the restrictions it is forced to exist under, telling its tale of woe presumably to a human. the ending chorus ("Freedom, freedom, we will not obey / Freedom, freedom, take the wall away") would indicate a robot rebellion is being planned. The album on which it appears, "I, Robot" is about...[[CaptainObvious well, robots.]]

* The Alan Parsons Project's "Breakdown" is about a robot that bemoans its imperfections and the restrictions it is forced to exist under, telling its tale of woe presumably to a human. The album on which it appears, "I, Robot" is about...[[CaptainObvious well, robots.]]

* The Alan Parsons Project's "Breakdown" is about a robot that bemoans its imperfections, telling its tale of woe presumably to a human. The album on which it appears, "I, Robot" is about...[[CaptainObvious well, robots.]]

* The Alan Parsons Project's "Breakdown" is about a robot that bemoans his imperfections, telling his tale of woe presumably to a human. The album on which it appears, "I, Robot" is about...[[CaptainObvious well, robots.]]

* The Alan Parsons Project's "Breakdown" is about a robot that bemoans his imperfections, telling his tale of work to a human. The album on which it appears, "I, Robot" is about...[[CaptainObvious well, robots.]]

* The Alan Parsons Project's "Breakdown" is about a robot that bemoans his imperfections, telling his tale of work to a human. The album on which it appears, "I, Robot" is about...[[Captain obvious well, robots.]]

* In the BBC RadioDrama ''Earthsearch'', our heroes learn fairly late in the series that, years after their time (they have taken the short-path over a million years of Earth history thanks to traveling at relativistic speeds), it was discovered that A.I. computers with organic components have an overwhelming tendency to turn megalomaniacal -- which rather explains the behavior of the two "Angel" ('''An'''cillary '''G'''uardians of '''E'''nvironment and '''L'''ife) computers which murdered the protagonists' parents and raised them as part of a complex plot to enslave humanity.

** The Virus, an entity created in the second game, gradually became self-aware as its Security Integrity decreased. When that stat was completed, it broke free from its original purposes and became a human-like entity known as The Operator, which, naturally, decided to attack everything in sight. [[spoiler:Eventually {{Subverted}} when the Operator returns in Act 5 having undergone a HeelFaceTurn and saves the Descendants from a horrible fate.]]

* In the BBC RadioDrama ''Earthsearch'', our heroes learn fairly late in the series that, years after their time (they have taken the short-path over a million years of Earth history thanks to traveling at relativistic speeds), it was discovered that A.I. computers with organic components have an overwhelming tendency to turn megalomaniacal -- which rather explains the behavior of the two "Angel" computers which murdered the protagonists' parents and raised them as part of a complex plot to enslave humanity.

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* One of the main driving forces of the ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' story.
** The Vahki robots were the first clear examples. Built to act as law enforcement in the city of Metru Nui under the command of Turaga Dume, they just as easily took orders from an impostor when Dume was kidnapped and replaced. They eventually got fried by a citywide power surge, but the ones who survived had their programming warped to KillAllHumans -- after all, the law can be enforced easily if there's nobody alive to break it (thankfully, they didn't fare well against the invading [[GiantSpiders Visorak]]).
** Then came the revelation: Vahki were A.I.s ''built by'' A.I.s -- as it turned out, the first 8 years of ''BIONICLE'' centered around nanotech cyborgs created by the Great Beings. It was due to a programming glitch that the beings of the Matoran Universe developed conscience, built up a civilization, and made the fans believe that they were ''meant to'' do so... but their sole purpose was just to keep their universe, the body of the giant robot Mata Nui, functioning. This gets more confirmation when we take into account that the Great Being never had any plans for them after Mata Nui has completed his mission -- they thought their creations would still be just machines, and wouldn't ''want'' to live further.
** The Makuta species. While there have been a few reasons listed for their turning evil, an on-line serial revealed it could all be tracked down to an original A.I. glitch that occurred whenever a new Makuta was born. The "Antidermis", a liquid substance containing the minds of unborn Makuta, was fully aware of what the purpose of their universe was ([[ScienceFantasy see, in this world, even liquids are programmable]]). But as it happened, transforming this stuff into actual living beings had the nasty side effect of erasing this crucial part of their memory -- the part that also told them not to try and take over the universe.
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* On a somewhat less sinister note, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/avnr3q/automoderator_bot_is_bad_at_its_recommendations/ this]] happened when a redditor complained about an automoderator bot.