Despite its failings, I was young (early to mid 20s) when Space Above and Beyond came out. I still have very fond memories of that "world". I'm still waiting for the cliffhanger to be resolved, but since the last episode aired over 23 years ago, I don't think that I will be rewarded for my long vigil for satisfaction.
One of the factions in the series was known as the "Silicates". They were AI that were created by humans and revolted in a war that occurred prior to the opening of the series and they turn up about mid-season. Because they are actually a minor group of "baddies", this series actually has less to do with either version of BSG.
Anyway, the Silicates were programmed to be ruled by humans following their orders unconditionally. IIRC, they were corrupted by their creator who became frustrated and disenchanted over something. The corruption came as the introduction of a virus in their programming. That virus was composed of 3 words in English, "Take a chance."
They almost decimated the human race, but the humans, not learning from their first mistake, "grew" a new race of human clones to fight the Silicates for them, the In Vitroes. The In Vitroes once again are not treated equally in human society, just as the Silicates were not. The In Vitroes are readily noticeable by the fact that they have their navels on the backs of their necks and are referred to by humans with the slur "nipple necks".
In the series, every time the humans "play God" some unforeseen problem arises and the series delves into not only the main focus of the series: the war with the alien race, the "Chigs" as the humans call them because they have a similar appearance to chiggers, but also into the social issues created by humanity meddling into things like creating 2 new races.
Now that I think about it, the series really needs to be rebooted and updated. There is a lot of the morality and social insight from the original Star Trek series, but since it is more centered with the military actually serving as a military, it is much more relevant to today's audiences.
Okay, I said all that to say this: 
like this scares me.
Faux history lesson over. :)
