: The device is revealed to be a sentient, self-aware warhead designed for mass destruction.
Voyager answers a distress call from an alien device with bio-neural circuitry and sentience. Voyager beams the 'survivor' aboard, Voyager: Season 5 - Warhead (1999) - (S5E24) - Cast & Crew "Star Trek: Voyager" Warhead(1999)
: When the crew attempts to disable it, the warhead's artificial intelligence downloads itself into The Doctor’s holographic matrix. : The device is revealed to be a
: The Doctor and Captain Janeway eventually convince the weapon that its creators are long dead and its mission is no longer valid, leading it to a self-sacrificial conclusion. Key Production Details Director : John Kretchmer Writers : Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, and Michael Taylor : The Doctor and Captain Janeway eventually convince
: The episode explores the ethics of artificial intelligence and the "rights" of sentient machines, a recurring theme for The Doctor (played by Robert Picardo).
: Controlling The Doctor, the warhead demands that Voyager deliver it to its intended target or face destruction.