From mbrennan@purdue.edu Tue Nov 01 05:39:19 1994
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From: mbrennan@purdue.edu (Marisol Brennan)
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Subject: [INFO] Project Stardust leaked memo: 'We don't sign stars. We build them.'
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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.'
'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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=== Marisol Brennan ===
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"A soul is not exclusive to biology."

From mmoreno@cmu.edu Wed Nov 02 13:28:19 1994
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In article <1994Nov01.053919.4461@purdue.edu>, mbrennan@purdue.edu (Marisol Brennan) writes:
> 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.'

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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=== Mateo Moreno ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University School of CS
"5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."