From Ruk, and M-5 to Data and the Borg when will it end? In The Ultimate Computer not only do we see humanity wrestling with how much control of our lives do we give over to the machines, but we also see Captain Kirk also contemplating his own obsolescence. While the 1960s storyline was a bit over-simplistic in its moral lesson that teaches the superiority of human subjectivity, this is a moral question that we see over and over again in the various iterations of Star Trek. We see it asked in if an android should be allowed to hold rank over humans in Star Trek: TNG and or should the scope and function of artificial consciousnesses in the forms of holograms be expanded to allow for personal discovery in Star Trek: Voyager. The question hasnt changed in any form of Star Trek or in our own world. As we ourselves develop further into this field without thought of consequences of this technology, scientists are hardly concerned with if they should do it and more focused on if they can do it. This is a question that would find good ground in Star Trek III.