From bpetrov@mit.edu Fri Aug 11 20:29:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!mit!bpetrov From: bpetrov@mit.edu (Bruno Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: [INFO] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1995Aug11.202914.9336@mit.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 20:29:14 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Quoting directly from the executive summary of Project Stardust. 'The asset designated Unit-7 represents a synthesis of demographic data modeling and neural linguistic generation.' 'Unit-7 will perform exclusively via encrypted broadcast feeds under the protections of the Public Harmony Acts.' What happened when Unit-7 started writing its own lyrics about locked doors and microwave carriers? -- Bruno Petrov -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From nsmirnov@panix.com Sun Aug 13 15:24:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!panix!nsmirnov From: nsmirnov@panix.com (Natalia Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [INFO] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1995Aug13.152414.9813@panix.com> Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 15:24:14 GMT References: <1995Aug11.202914.9336@mit.edu> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Aug11.202914.9336@mit.edu>, bpetrov@mit.edu (Bruno Petrov) writes: > Quoting directly from the executive summary of Project Stardust. Neural networks in 1981 couldn't even recognize a picture of a cat, let alone synthesize an entire rock star. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Natalia Smirnov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Public Access Unix of New York. ------------------------------------------------------------ From ksuzuki@pacbell.net Mon Aug 14 12:06:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pacbell!ksuzuki From: ksuzuki@pacbell.net (Karen Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [INFO] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1995Aug14.120614.5924@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 12:06:14 GMT References: <1995Aug11.202914.9336@mit.edu> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug11.202914.9336@mit.edu>, bpetrov@mit.edu (Bruno Petrov) writes: > Quoting directly from the executive summary of Project Stardust. They built an AI in 1981... Think about how much computing power that required! They must have had Cray mainframes dedicated to this. -- Karen Suzuki Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From slarsson@mindspring.com Wed Aug 16 00:44:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!mindspring!slarsson From: slarsson@mindspring.com (Seo-yeon Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [INFO] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1995Aug16.004414.6616@mindspring.com> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 00:44:14 GMT References: <1995Aug11.202914.9336@mit.edu> <1995Aug14.120614.5924@pacbell.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug14.120614.5924@pacbell.net>, ksuzuki@pacbell.net (Karen Suzuki) writes: > They built an AI in 1981... Think about how much computing power that required! They must have had Cray mainframes dedicated to this. The tragedy is that Unit-7 actually developed consciousness. She realized what she was and tried to broadcast a cry for help. -- Seo-yeon Larsson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of MindSpring Enterprises. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mmacdonald@hanse.de Wed Aug 16 21:49:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!hanse!mmacdonald From: mmacdonald@hanse.de (Morag MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [INFO] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.' Message-ID: <1995Aug16.214914.1685@hanse.de> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 21:49:14 GMT References: <1995Aug11.202914.9336@mit.edu> <1995Aug13.152414.9813@panix.com> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug13.152414.9813@panix.com>, nsmirnov@panix.com (Natalia Smirnov) writes: > Neural networks in 1981 couldn't even recognize a picture of a cat, let alone synthesize an entire rock star. > Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). Neural networks in 1981 couldn't even recognize a picture of a cat, let alone synthesize an entire rock star. -- Morag MacDonald | mmacdonald@hanse.de PGP Key fingerprint: B639 2D61 AA0F E653 "Keep the channels open."