Dept. of Defense Takes SIMS One Step Further
UK Newspaper the Register has a pretty chilling (and kinda cool) article about attempts by the Department of Defense to create a whole world simulator:
“Called the Sentient World Simulation (SWS), it will be a “synthetic mirror of the real world with automated continuous calibration with respect to current real-world information”, according to a concept paper for the project.
“SWS provides an environment for testing Psychological Operations (PSYOP),” the paper reads, so that military leaders can “develop and test multiple courses of action to anticipate and shape behaviors of adversaries, neutrals, and partners”.
SWS also replicates financial institutions, utilities, media outlets, and street corner shops. By applying theories of economics and human psychology, its developers believe they can predict how individuals and mobs will respond to various stressors.”
As a child of the 80’s I am certainly getting War Games flashbacks to a certain degree. At the same time, this sort of thing is so cool to ponder. The negative possibilities are pretty huge but it would seem like plenty of positive applications could come from this sort of high-end “gaming” of the world.
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March 24, 2008 4:34 pm
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