Self healing Computer systems.

[anunitu]

An interesting concept,and it well may be in our near future.

http://www.gyre.org/news/explore/self-healing-software

Your thoughts?

[donkey]

Begs the question who gets to decide what software is malicious and is there any choice still available to the user. Kind of reminds me of the kill-switch Apple puts in its devices or the DRM "update" Sony uploaded to every PS3 without asking. At some point the security software actually becomes the threat.

[anunitu]

I do agree that it could become problematic in just Who or what is controlling the systems and to what extent. Privacy might become the main issue,as it always is for the private user of a computer system. 

[dedndave]

ever seen the "Terminator" movies ???   :P
computers "fixing" themselves is a possible first step to computers "fixing" us

[anunitu]

Skynet ONLINE!!!

This is an interesting read concerning Skynet.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2011/0420/Calling-John-Connor!-Skynet-will-destroy-humanity-tomorrow-sorta

By the movies timeline,yesterday was the beginning of Skynets coming online..

[dedndave]

lol
yah - in the movie "Demolition Man", L.A. was a mess by 1997
interesting what they considered "future"

[donkey]

Skynet ONLINE!!!

This is an interesting read concerning Skynet.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2011/0420/Calling-John-Connor!-Skynet-will-destroy-humanity-tomorrow-sorta

By the movies timeline,yesterday was the beginning of Skynets coming online..

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[dedndave]

shatz !
when i first saw Edgar's post, i thought he had locked the thread - lol

(that policy number looks strangely similar to a GUID - i wondered where ms got them from)