The Computers Of Star Trek (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Yet it’s rarely explained or even documented. In many ways it seems as much technobabble as “dilithium crystals.” However, if we take a closer look at the computers of Trek we can deduce quite a bit about their AI abilities from the way they act. Landru is a massive computer that has ruled Beta III for hundreds of years (“Return of the Archons,” TOS). Landru acts to protect and preserve the culture of the world. It is self-aware and destroys what it considers threats to society, including busybody space travelers. In fact, it is so protective that it has insulated the planet from all outside influences or change for centuries, reducing its human population to childlike servitude. Landru is an artificially intelligent machine. It thinks and analyzes information, but only in a very basic way. It views the world in terms of yes and no, true or false, black or white. There is no “maybe” or adaptability in its programs. The complex idea of harm has been narrowed down to the simple, linear concept of physical harm—and the opposite idea, good, has been equated with physical safety.
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