Small Soldiers1998

Ralph Quist:
The X1000 is a masterpiece. Imagine a microchip sophisticated enough to control the guidance systems of ballistic missiles. Imagine it can be used to instantly upgrade any system that it's plugged into, like a smart drug for machines. Then imagine it can learn.

Irwin Wayfair:
[nervously] Wh-What are you talking about, artificial intelligence?

Ralph Quist:
No. Actual intelligence. It's no wonder those philistines at the Pentagon didn't appreciate it. One little flaw, and they scrap the whole project.

Irwin Wayfair:
Ah-ha. So, there is a flaw in the chips.

Ralph Quist:
Well... they're a little sensitive to EMP.

Irwin Wayfair:
EMP? Electromagnetic pulse?

Ralph Quist:
Yeah, the kind generated by the detonation of a nuclear device? I doubt even the toy industry has become quite that competitive. They said adequate shielding wasn't cost-effective. [scoffs] Did the Medicis ever tell Michelangelo "Sorry, Mike, but marble's not really cost-effective. Here's a bag of cement."? I think not! [sneezes]

Irwin Wayfair:
Gesundheit.

Ralph Quist:
Thank you.

Larry Benson:
Look, there really shouldn't be any problem, right? Just because the chips can learn.

Ralph Quist:
Am I not being clear? They learn within the boundaries of their primary programming. Whatever the core programming, the X1000 enhances it from within. So if you've got a problem, it's in your software.