> In a panic, they try to pull the plug. Skynet lobbyists descend upon Washington. Skynet is reinstated, and later the US declares a new war in the middle east. The Skynet stock rallies.
Assuming that your movie theaters haven't all closed already.
And in any case, no one is building humanoid robots.
> The U.S. Army is seeking innovative humanoid technology solutions from eligible small and large businesses across the globe to advance toward fielded militarized humanoid capabilities through the xTechHumanoid competition
Lots of people are building humanoid robots.
Just geometric? Pfff lame. You don't go ASI with that attitude.