AI takeover is a common theme in science fiction. Famous cultural touchstones include Terminator and The Matrix. Fictional scenarios typically involve a drawn-out conflict against malicious AI or robots with anthropomorphic motives. In contrast, scholars believe that a takeover by a future advanced AI, if it were to happen in real life, would succeed or fail rapidly, and would be a disinterested byproduct of the AI's pursuit of its own alien goals, rather than a product of malice specifically targeting humans.