The HAL-9000 is almost here

[Tonio]

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/43560.html

IBM said it will give access to a Blue Gene supercomputer to the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Luasanne, or EPFL. The machine will be used to first map the nerve circuitry in the neocortex, the largest and most complex part of the human brain.

Once mapped, the supercomputer will be able to run simulations that attempt to unlock secrets of how thought processes work at the molecular level.

So what will IBM do if Blue Gene becomes self-aware? Someone should have Keir Dullea standing ready to save the day.

 

[vraiblonde]

So what will IBM do if Blue Gene becomes self-aware? Someone should have Keir Dullea standing ready to save the day.

I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

 

[FromTexas]

I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

Dave...Dave...I just wanted a Wendy's #5, Dave.