Can the Internet cope with stress?

Document Type:

Article

Article Type:

Theoretical

Disciplines:

Artificial intelligence

Topics:

Other

Keywords:

machine consciousness;Internet;

Deposited by:

Dr. Andreas Martin Lisewski

Date of Issue:

2007

Authors:

Andreas Martin Lisewski

Journal/Publication Title:

First Monday

Volume:

12

Issue Number:

9

Official URL:

http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2002/1877

Abstract:

When will the Internet wake up and become aware of itself? In this note the problem is approached by asking an alternative question: Can the Internet cope with stress? By extrapolating the psychological difference between coping and defence mechanisms, a distributed software experiment is outlined which could reject the hypothesis that the Internet is not a conscious entity.

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Can the Internet cope with stress?