In Matrix the AI is also acting instrumentally: humans started a war (the Animatrix confirms this) so AIs fought back to defend themselves.
There is a rogue program who hates humans, though it’s an abnormality that even other AIs end up becoming threatened by. It keeps replicating itself and starts taking over humans and other AIs.
Spoilers for the Matrix
In Matrix the AI is also acting instrumentally: humans started a war (the Animatrix confirms this) so AIs fought back to defend themselves.
There is a rogue program who hates humans, though it’s an abnormality that even other AIs end up becoming threatened by. It keeps replicating itself and starts taking over humans and other AIs.