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I’d love to finally see a few replies to the post below. I'm sure ASF's intelligent members have a some thoughts on the subject


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WarGames (1983) – Concept #2
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Thinking Outside the "Plot"!

The computer in this movie seems mighty smart, and it was given the same basic capabilities as Colossus — the ability to provide a quick response to a thermonuclear attack without the guidance or intervention of humans.

We also see WOPR rebelling against the humans the same way Colossus did by using it's capabilities to circumvent attempts to stop it when the humans try to take over.

Finally, we also see WOPR demonstrating the ability to reason when it learns about the concept of no-win scenarios by realizing that tic-tac-toe always ends in a draw if no illogical moves are made.

So, that's the situation. Now here's the question.
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~ A Question for the Members: If WOPR has the same potentially dangerous function as Colossus and some of the same AI abilities, could WORP decide to deal more aggressively with America's enemies by initiating a "first strike" on its own?

~ My Theory: Although that's a possibility, perhaps a more likely danger would be a foreign power hacking into WORP and causing it to launch missiles at targets inside the United States!

Then again, perhaps the hackers would modify WOPR so that it would not respond to incoming missiles, thus preventing us from retaliating, as well as allowing our enemies to destroy us!
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)