Subject: Four Places to Hide Artificial Intelligence
From:    Dava.Kingsley@p666.f103.n632.z3.fidonet.org (Dava Kingsley)
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Date:    16 Oct 94 00:47:56
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1:  Inside a Vibrator

    This is, of course, assuming a technology that can encode neural-
    net circuits in a molecular format or something similarly
    compact.  the device wouldn't need to be overly, uh, endowed; ten
    inches by two would be fine.  the AI could be linked to small
    servos that could make the rubber form twist, vibrate at
    different speeds, even extend an inch or so.  sensors to detect
    such landmarks as clitorii and g-spots.  hopefully, the AI would
    be smart enough to know what to do with them.


2:  Inside a Mattress

    made up of millions of nanotech cells, linked into a network.
    they would be instructed to hold their shape into a rectangular
    slab and allow a degree of resilience.  with the right software,
    the mattress could deliver decent massages and even act as an
    electronic fund transfer and point-of-sale system, allowing
    people to hide their money in the traditional place.


3:  In a Wig

    another nanotech cell configuration, this time as a hemispherical
    mat with millions of dependent strands which could double as
    sensors and as decorations.  with a neural link to the wearer of
    the wig, prehensile hair becomes a possiblilty, which would not
    only be fashionable (it could incorproate software to emulate
    shampoo-advertisement-style hair-tossing) but very useful in
    small-component assembly or repair - imagine working on, say, a
    broken watch with thousands of fingers that small.


4:  In a Fish-tank

    one thing fish are not known for is intelligence.  with a large
    enough tank and many small fish, each one could contain several
    hundred processors, networked into a large processing array.
    they would have to be instructed to swim about in the fashion of
    stupid fish, i.e. not to perform aquatic ballet or to swim in
    perfect formations.

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