From fsouza@uni-hamburg.de Mon Nov 13 23:02:57 1995
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From: fsouza@uni-hamburg.de (Freya Souza)
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Subject: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.'
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A contact at a Los Angeles law firm handling Orion's bankruptcy liquidation leaked an internal memo from 1981.

'Unit-7 will perform exclusively via encrypted broadcast feeds under the protections of the Public Harmony Acts.'
'Mandate: To eliminate the financial volatility and human liabilities inherent in musical talent.'

They didn't want a pop star. They wanted an immortal corporate asset that could never sue for royalties, age, or OD in a hotel room.

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=== Freya Souza ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik
"Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy."

From asmirnov@demon.co.uk Wed Nov 15 02:28:57 1995
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From: asmirnov@demon.co.uk (Anton Smirnov)
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Subject: Re: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.'
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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 02:28:57 GMT
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In article <1995Nov13.230257.7304@uni-hamburg.de>, fsouza@uni-hamburg.de (Freya Souza) writes:
> A contact at a Los Angeles law firm handling Orion's bankruptcy liquidation leaked an internal memo from 1981.
> 'Unit-7 will perform exclusively via encrypted broadcast feeds under the protections of the Public Harmony Acts.'

They built an AI in 1981... Think about how much computing power that required! They must have had Cray mainframes dedicated to this.

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Anton Smirnov
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Demon Internet Services UK.
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From dtakahashi@uu.net Thu Nov 16 12:58:57 1995
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From: dtakahashi@uu.net (Diego Takahashi)
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Subject: Re: Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.'
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 12:58:57 GMT
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In article <1995Nov15.022857.2044@demon.co.uk>, asmirnov@demon.co.uk (Anton Smirnov) 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 Backstory Dataset gave her fake memories of Berlin and Paris. She thought she was a real human being until the Hamburg broadcast.

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Diego Takahashi | dtakahashi@uu.net
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"Keep the channels open."