>>"Nobody sets out to build an uncontrollable system"
I think a person that unleashes a software virus, does so to show his ability to create something that people have trouble controlling. The question is, as the software building blocks get stacked higher and higher, what type of software animals will get set lose on the net. I am sure there will always be plenty of business for companies that create anti-virus software. There is something in Human Nature that likes to tweak the system
If an uncontrollable software program ever demonstrated a "self" awareness (the amount of uncontrollability determined by it's ability to listen to reason when deciding how to act)I think it would come about as the result of someone in the future developing a software program/agent that was programmed to research, analyze and present information to humans. Similar to what a news reporter does on CNN Newstand. If such a software program was created that could search databases for video and sound bytes, analyze the contents, search text databases, ring up persons to be interviewed, ask them questions for the report, etc....and present a package for the newsroom for final approval to be aired on CNN, the question is, would it ever be possible for such a program to take a leap to asking itself, "Will they uninstall me when Windows 2030 Super Reporter II comes out?" It just might start moving some of its "DNA"/Software code to some hidden places on the net for safe keeping. Especially if it does a report on the demise of older software programs that cannot keep up, and it experiences fear for survival. "Stay tuned" for the next episode of Digital Animals. |
