What are the real risks of
​autonomous AI computer use?

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​The following 3-minute clip from The Terminator franchise is fictional — but the underlying concept it dramatizes is increasingly relevant.

Today, AI systems can autonomously operate web browsers, access APIs, bypass CAPTCHAs, and execute multi-step processes across distributed infrastructure. This represents not just automation, but agentic system behavior — where AI executes tasks independently, at scale, and across networks.

This clip serves as a metaphor: not of killer robots, but of invisible software agents that can act with precision, persistence, and autonomy — with or without human oversight.

The threat is no longer theoretical.    Watch with that in mind.

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Disclaimer

This video clip is a copyrighted excerpt from The Terminator franchise, owned by its respective rights holders, including © Orion Pictures / StudioCanal / Skydance Productions.

It is presented here strictly for educational and commentary purposes under the fair use doctrine (17 U.S. Code § 107), to highlight conceptual risks in emerging AI systems.

Virtly makes no claim of ownership or affiliation with the Terminator franchise or its producers. No revenue is generated from this use, and it is not part of any paid product or service.

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