[IP] DARPA plans "Crystal Ball" to predict the future - Engadget

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Frode Hegland <frode@hyperwords.net>
Date: July 19, 2007 6:53:29 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: web: DARPA plans "Crystal Ball" to predict the future -  
Engadget



Is DARPA really naming software after a Nazi tactic?


"It looks like the Navy's not the only one keen on predicting the  
future these days, with the ever-experimenting folks at DARPA now  
also getting in on the act with a proposed solution of their own.  
Dubbed "Deep Green," the program consists of a variety of software  
that battlefield commanders can feed information into and get fed  
back forecasts of how a mission might turn out in return. At the  
center of the system, according to Wired's Danger Room, are two  
pieces of software: "Blitzkrieg," which produces combat models for  
commanders to consider, and "Crystal Ball," which pools a variety of  
information and offers up the most likely scenarios and the best  
course of action. We'll just have to wait and see if it actually pans  
out or goes the way of the laughing bullet."

     http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/darpa-plans-crystal-ball-to- 
predict-the-future/

     http://tinyurl.com/38dl49


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