I agree that I don't think Kaliba knew anything about Cameron or the Connors or any of that. I think Kaliba was flying blind. It initially went after Sarah because it viewed her as a threat, felt she must have had accomplices and that there were others who were onto it and would attack again. I think Kaliba mistakenly attributed the Weaver attack to Sarah or someone she was working with. So it tried to track her down and then systematically take out those who worked with her.
Finding out about John Henry was an accident. I think the three ducks incident and changing the rules caused John Henry to let his defenses down, quite literally, and Kaliba was then able to see beyond his firewall for the first time.
I also think though future Skynet seems to know about John Henry (presumably this is why the Ellisonator and Rosie Pretzelnator were sent) that the first time future Skynet made contact with present day Skynet (Kaliba) was via the Jeffrey Pierce gate removing, silencer loving, creepy smiling hunkanator.
I have a theory that Weaver actually initially thought she was reshaping Skynet, not positioning an alternative to it. I believe she didn't know about the existence of two Turks which came about thanks to the actions of Sarah. If I'm right, then someone salvaged Turk1 and turned that into Kaliba. I think Weaver thought she had the one and only Turk, but it turns out she unded up with Turk2 who, as Andy Goode noted, had a somewhat different personality.
Sarah: (referring to Turk 2) So is this one better or worse?
Andy: Well it's different really. More adaptable, but less predictable. Not as powerful for now, but um, it's quicker on its feet. It has a hunger for learning, but sometimes the lessons it learns...
Sarah: Sounds more human.
Andy: Well if you want an analogy, I'd say that Turk 1 had grown into a brooding teenager, and Turk 2 is still more of a precocious child.
This explains to me why Weaver seemingly knows so little about Kaliba and the existence of the other AI seemed to surprise her. I think in her future there was only ever one Turk and it became Skynet and that's what she thought she was buying from Walsh in Samson and Delilah.
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Finding out about John Henry was an accident. I think the three ducks incident and changing the rules caused John Henry to let his defenses down, quite literally, and Kaliba was then able to see beyond his firewall for the first time.
I also think though future Skynet seems to know about John Henry (presumably this is why the Ellisonator and Rosie Pretzelnator were sent) that the first time future Skynet made contact with present day Skynet (Kaliba) was via the Jeffrey Pierce gate removing, silencer loving, creepy smiling hunkanator.
I have a theory that Weaver actually initially thought she was reshaping Skynet, not positioning an alternative to it. I believe she didn't know about the existence of two Turks which came about thanks to the actions of Sarah. If I'm right, then someone salvaged Turk1 and turned that into Kaliba. I think Weaver thought she had the one and only Turk, but it turns out she unded up with Turk2 who, as Andy Goode noted, had a somewhat different personality.
Sarah: (referring to Turk 2) So is this one better or worse?
Andy: Well it's different really. More adaptable, but less predictable. Not as powerful for now, but um, it's quicker on its feet. It has a hunger for learning, but sometimes the lessons it learns...
Sarah: Sounds more human.
Andy: Well if you want an analogy, I'd say that Turk 1 had grown into a brooding teenager, and Turk 2 is still more of a precocious child.
This explains to me why Weaver seemingly knows so little about Kaliba and the existence of the other AI seemed to surprise her. I think in her future there was only ever one Turk and it became Skynet and that's what she thought she was buying from Walsh in Samson and Delilah.