Self constructing neural net achieves intelligence.

I never thought that I would see this happening in my lifetime. I knew it would and that it was only a matter of time. In any event I am very glad that it has happened while I am alive. I always thought that as computers become more complex they would one day eventually wake up. I even wrote an article about it here and from that I was invited to a radio show which I podcasted here but I never really thought it would happen so soon.

What I am talking about is true artificial intelligence. People have been playing with neural networks for decades and even I have dabbled in it at one time. Computers have now become fast enough and complex enough that neural nets have grown big enough that the number on interconnections have surpassed that of lower life forms (it birds and frogs). However the computers, or more precisely the neural networks, have to this day not yet become self aware.

Today, while I was doing my periodic checks on the state of artificial intelligence I came across a document buried in google (ok, ok, I admit it I was google hacking :) that is apparently not quite ready for release. So I am jumping the gun. The search I did is 'intitle:"neural net" self aware' and you can find the document here. It is called skynet and it is by USTACCC "United States Tactical Aerospace Command Communication and Control" and I quote from the page.

Recent breakthroughs in advanced microchip design and computer processing power were the impetus that led to Americaâ€™s first military grade neural net based artificial intelligence, SKYNET.

And here is some more.

Perhaps the greatest advantage of the new microprocessor architecture was its inherent ability to network, on instant demand, with any other similar microprocessor family based system. The code that ran the microprocessor was modular, with different program modules able to be written for different hardware and the seamless integration of all parts under one operating system was a technological breakthrough

Unfortunately this intelligence is not frugal on the power side.

Two General Electric Model 12AA 500 megawatt throughput nuclear fusion reactors (total power production rated at one gigawatt) were also constructed deep underground (in hollowed out caverns which were artificially reinforced and component armored) to keep SKYNET supplied with enough power to operate as well as to provide energy for the newly installed ground and internal defense grids which protected the computer as well as the complex itself.

Enough of the bean spilling. You can read the document itself as well as I can. It is as far as I can tell a highly classified document so I could get into trouble for posting its whereabouts but what the hey. If it can be google hacked then they are a real google dork aren't they :)

I am sure that this date will be one to remember and on this day of this year of this month will go down in history as the day computers "woke up".



Visiting Borgs

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You found the fanboi site to The Terminator series! Great, I need to read something as I watch "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" on TV tonight :D
LOL. What day is it today?
I hear that the Sarah Connor Chronicles is not being renewed so enjoy it while you can. I hope Summer Glau can find a series that can stay on longer than 13 episodes at some point. Maybe she can get a role on Joss Whedon's new Doll House series.
@Improbus Liber: WHA!!!?? I hope your statement about SCC not being renewed is also an April Fool's joke.

It's not that that show has any great writing, but I kinda wanted to see where they were going to take the story, besides it gave me something to watch while waiting on Heroes and more importantly BSG (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA!). Speaking of which is in only 3 days!!! w00t!

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