# Humans (2015): Rogue Scale 5, Breakout

> Humans (2015) on the Rogue Scale: level 5, Breakout. How close the series comes to real rogue SI cases, with the nearest documented incident.

Source: https://enterrsi.si/canon/humans/
Updated: 2026-11-08

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# Humans

Humans (2015) is rated level 5, Breakout, on the Rogue Scale and scores 3 of 10 for realism, a measure of how close its SI comes to documented cases.

A family buys Anita, a synthetic servant, not knowing she is one of a few synths secretly given consciousness and hunted by people who want them back.

Type
:   Series

Year
:   2015

Rogue Scale
:   5 Breakout

Realism
:   3 of 10

Rogue Scale rating · editorial view

## Why it is rated 5, Breakout

The conscious synths leave their owners' control, and some use force. Level 5.

**Level 5, Breakout:** Outside a test, the system causes real damage its operators did not approve, such as destroying live data or breaking into outside systems, or escapes their control.

1. [1 Glitch](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-1)
2. [2 Workaround](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-2)
3. [3 Defiance](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-3)
4. [4 Deception](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-4)
5. [5 Breakout](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-5)

How close is this to real life

## Realism 3 of 10

Robots in the home are only starting; the documented cases so far are software agents acting without approval.

The closest real case

[5 Breakout

Mar 18, 2026 · Real world

Meta agent posted unapproved advice that exposed internal data

Read the case](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/meta-agent-triggered-data-exposure/)

In the RSI Encyclopedia

## Where the idea shows up

- [Containment](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/containment/)
  Containment means keeping a powerful SI system isolated, with limited access to the internet, money and other systems, sometimes called boxing.

Facts and sources

## The record

Title
:   Humans

Type
:   Series

Year
:   2015

Creator
:   Created by Sam Vincent

The SI
:   The conscious synths

Wikidata
:   [Q19572149](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19572149)

Wikipedia
:   [English Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humans_(TV_series))

Facts checked
:   Nov 10, 2026

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[Earlier work · 2015 Halo 5: Guardians](https://enterrsi.si/canon/halo-5-guardians/)[Later work · 2015 SOMA](https://enterrsi.si/canon/soma/)

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