Publication/Creation Date

November 22 1996

Creators/Contributors

Jonathan Frakes (creator)
Gene Roddenberry (creator)
Rick Berman (creator)
Brent Spiner (contributor)
Alice Krige (contributor)

Description

After the Borg begin taking over the Enterprise, the Borg Queen captures Data. She introduces herself by saying "I am the Borg", to which Data responds, "that is a contradiction, the Borg have collective consciousness, there are no individuals". 

Data is "a machine that wishes to be human" and is programmed to evolve and better himself. The Queen claims that "we too are on a request to better ourselves, evolving towards a state of perfection", to which Data counters, "forgive me, but the Borg do not evolve, they conquer". 

Augments

Evolving, Controlling

Technology Keywords

Cyborgs, Androids, Collective Consciousness, Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), Digital Telepathy

Keywords

Science Fiction, Transhumanism

Marketing Keywords

Star Trek, Star Trek: First Contact, Data, The Borg

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMt3SzAH_i0