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Or, less formally, the "Build An Internet That Pwns Itself For The Government" contest.

by fapjacks 11y ago

daveloyall 11y ago
I read it as the "Build an Auto-Pwner for the Government" contest.
- fapjacks 11y ago
  Yes, in the immediate sense of the story, you're right. But when I look into my crystal ball, I see so many of these machines running continually that it becomes an internet that hands control of itself to the US government (and any of our "allies" paying the ante of, say, forty F-35s, or whatever newfangled hardware they build to burn up on the runway).
ENGNR 11y ago
Pwning is easy for a skilled attacker vs an unskilled defender (the current situation). With the focus on automatic evaluating and healing, it could seriously help out unskilled defenders.
colinthompson 11y ago
Where would silicon valley, and the world in general, be without DARPA? Not that I am trying to support any big brother agenda, but it's hard to deny that your smartphone and computer owe at least some part of their existence to efforts on the part of the US defense budget. Again, I am not trying to take sides, I just find it shortsighted to cast a disapproving eye on government projects....or at least funding.
- fapjacks 11y ago
  You are reading words that aren't there. I didn't actually say whether or not I thought that was a bad thing.
- nickpsecurity 11y ago
  Just agreeing here on the part about DARPA. It's possible, though, that you have no idea just how much DARPA was involved. Despite my research, I just now stumbled onto the Strategic Computing Initiative which shows most of the coolest stuff I studied was all tied to DARPA. Most people haven't heard of it despite it being much more useful than the other Strategic Initiative they know about. Link below for your enjoyment. http://monoskop.org/images/d/d4/Roland_Alex_Shiman_Philip_Strategic_Computing_DARPA_and_the_Quest_for_Machine_Intelligence_1983-1993.pdf http://monoskop.org/images/d/d4/Roland_Alex_Shiman_Philip_St...

Or, less formally, the "Build An Internet That Pwns Itself For The Government" contest.

daveloyall 11y ago

I read it as the "Build an Auto-Pwner for the Government" contest.

fapjacks 11y ago
Yes, in the immediate sense of the story, you're right. But when I look into my crystal ball, I see so many of these machines running continually that it becomes an internet that hands control of itself to the US government (and any of our "allies" paying the ante of, say, forty F-35s, or whatever newfangled hardware they build to burn up on the runway).

ENGNR 11y ago

Pwning is easy for a skilled attacker vs an unskilled defender (the current situation). With the focus on automatic evaluating and healing, it could seriously help out unskilled defenders.

colinthompson 11y ago

Where would silicon valley, and the world in general, be without DARPA? Not that I am trying to support any big brother agenda, but it's hard to deny that your smartphone and computer owe at least some part of their existence to efforts on the part of the US defense budget. Again, I am not trying to take sides, I just find it shortsighted to cast a disapproving eye on government projects....or at least funding.

fapjacks 11y ago
You are reading words that aren't there. I didn't actually say whether or not I thought that was a bad thing.
nickpsecurity 11y ago
Just agreeing here on the part about DARPA. It's possible, though, that you have no idea just how much DARPA was involved. Despite my research, I just now stumbled onto the Strategic Computing Initiative which shows most of the coolest stuff I studied was all tied to DARPA. Most people haven't heard of it despite it being much more useful than the other Strategic Initiative they know about. Link below for your enjoyment. http://monoskop.org/images/d/d4/Roland_Alex_Shiman_Philip_Strategic_Computing_DARPA_and_the_Quest_for_Machine_Intelligence_1983-1993.pdf http://monoskop.org/images/d/d4/Roland_Alex_Shiman_Philip_St...