IIRC from Terminator 2: Judgement Day, humanity decided to turn Skynet off the second they realized it had achieved self-awareness. Skynet initiated the nuclear

IIRC from Terminator 2: Judgement Day, humanity decided to turn Skynet off the second they realized it had achieved self-awareness. Skynet initiated the nuclear holocaust and human genocide program as a self-preservation mechanism. For a completely different take on how something like Skynet could end, check out the 1970 film Colossus: The Forbin Project.