Ever wondered how we would think of AI 100 years ago? looks like someone thought of skynet years before the invention of the computer!
in 1948, just few years after invention of the transistor, Edmond Hamilton wrote "The Brain " for Amazing Stories Magazine.
Story about a mechanical brain that can process 2000 problems at once and has the capacity of 25,000 human brains. A gigantic mechanical brain, constructed in a secret location known only to a few, is America's new weapon against the looming threat of war. The immense powers of The Brain are soon applied to the easily automated tasks of everyday modern living, in addition to its primary purpose of managing the military functions important for preserving National Security. But what happens when The Brain ... wakes up? what happens id this AI become sentient?