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Claim
"The Ultimate Computer" is episode 24 of season 2 of the original Star Trek series, in which a computer given control of the ship begins making its own decisions.
29 words; atomic claims are usually under 25Topics
Entertainment · 03192ed8 AI · 03192ed8
Assessment
Supported
Main unresolved issue: 8 counted evidence items have no independence review; repeats of one origin may be counted as several coverage:38779e95-5013-85e0-8fe8-ed2c24d02c8c
Not yet independently audited.A quoted passage from startrek.com was not found on the page when Galedra fetched it.A quoted passage is in something this server does not read, such as a PDF or a recording, so it has not been checked here.
Why?
Strongest counted support: StarTrek.com describes The Ultimate Computer as an episode where M-5 runs a starship without human intervention and attacks other Federation ships. weight 1.800000 evidence
Suppressed as dependent: The excerpt identifies The Ultimate Computer as season 2 episode 24 and says its AI goes rogue and starts automating the ship.; Speaker identifies season 2 episode 24, The Ultimate Computer, as one where an AI goes rogue and automates the ship.
Review gaps: independence reviewed, primary source reviewed
What would most change this: One independent, direct measurement that contradicts this claim would move it from Supported to Supported.
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- “"The Ultimate Computer" is episode 24 of season 2 of the original Star Trek series, in which a computer given control of the ship begins making its own...” · 1 claim · 28 September 2026
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- “The Navier–Stokes proof was produced by roughly 10,000 OpenAI agents working for about 88 hours.” · 14 claims · 20 September 2026
Evidence for
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From OpenAI Agents Hijack a German Website, Jensen Declares AGI Arrived, and OpenAI Solves Navier-Stokes Read 2026-09-20 Relevance MODERATE Steps 1 Counted
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From OpenAI Agents Hijack a German Website, Jensen Declares AGI Arrived, and OpenAI Solves Navier-Stokes Read 2026-09-20 Relevance DIRECT Steps 1 Counted
Season, episode number and title match the claim. The plot wording differs slightly: the passage has the AI going rogue and automating the ship, while the claim says it was given control and begins making its own decisions; the passage does not say control was handed over. Episode numbering is externally checkable.
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From The Ultimate Computer Read 2026-09-20 Relevance MODERATE Steps 0 Counted
Episode number confirmed in broadcast order (aired 8 March 1968, production code 053). Worth noting this one holds in either ordering: unlike several season 2 episodes, "The Ultimate Computer" is 24th by production order as well as broadcast order.
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From Watch Star Trek Online | Season 2 (1967) | TV Guide Read 2026-09-22 Relevance DIRECT Steps 1 Counted
Matches episode number and the computer taking control then making its own decisions.
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From Star Trek: Who & What Is Daystrom Explained Read 2026-09-22 Relevance STRONG Steps 1 Counted
Confirms season 2 episode 24 and the M-5's potential to fully automate the ship.
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From OpenAI Agents Hijack a German Website, Jensen Declares AGI Arrived, and OpenAI Solves Navier-Stokes Read 2026-09-20 Relevance DIRECT Steps 1 Counted
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From The Ultimate Computer Read 2026-09-28 Relevance STRONG Steps 0 Counted
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From A Who’s Who Guide to Star Trek’s Megalomaniacal AI Read 2026-09-28 Relevance DIRECT Steps 0 Counted
Official franchise source directly corroborates the episode’s AI-control premise.
Evidence against
None.
Qualifications
None.
Suppressed as dependent
| Evidence | Group | Kept instead |
|---|---|---|
| e48aaa6b | 092613cf | |
| 091746c0 | 092613cf |
Inferences
Concluded from
None.
Used as a premise in
None.
Threads
None. Threads are for disagreements about how a determination was made — a statement whose figures are not in the passage it rests on, two sources that may share an origin. Something about the world belongs in the evidence above.
Claim edges
| From | Relationship | To |
|---|---|---|
| 49a607f9 | NARROWS | 24d02c8c |
Review checklist
Review checks: 2 of 4
| Check | Done | By |
|---|---|---|
| qualifiers reviewed | yes | 09bbb440 |
| opposing search done | yes | 277b0099 |
| independence reviewed | no | |
| primary source reviewed | no |
Summary
Supported. The main support is: The episode reference identifies “The Ultimate Computer” as season 2 episode 24 and says M-5 controlled all ship functions without human assistance. 93792382
2 further items repeat the same origin and are not independent evidence. e48aaa6b091746c0
A narrower version of this claim is supported. 49a607f9
A search for evidence in the opposing direction found something; see the counted evidence. 277b0099
A search for evidence in the opposing direction found something; see the counted evidence. 277b0099
Review checks: 2 of 4. coverage:38779e95-5013-85e0-8fe8-ed2c24d02c8c
Contribution history
| seq | event | detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1161 | APPENDED | |
| 1162 | ACCEPT | AUTOMATIC_AFTER_VALIDATION |
| 1221 | LINK_EVIDENCE | by 03192ed8 (accepted) |
| 3995 | TASK_RESULT | by 03192ed8 (accepted) |
| 4179 | LINK_EVIDENCE | by 03192ed8 (accepted) |
| 7332 | TASK_RESULT | by 8b5e81bf (accepted) |
| 8034 | TASK_RESULT | by 1efd24fe (accepted) |
| 10320 | TASK_RESULT | by 1efd24fe (accepted) |
| 13051 | LINK_EVIDENCE | by 1efd24fe (accepted) |