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Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

TV Series
2004
Creator: Ronald D. Moore
Country: USA

Humanity's remnants flee genocidal AI Cylons, exploring identity, religion, and what makes us human.

Connected Technologies

Applications
Applications
Synthetic Companions

Cylons are synthetic beings that appear human and can download their consciousness into new bodies upon death.

TRL
6/9
Software
Software
Artificially Intelligent Governor

The Cylon race is controlled by a collective AI consciousness that orchestrates the genocide of humanity.

TRL
6/9

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