[sdiy] Cmaps: Interesting new tool

[Cynthia Webster]

on 6/12/05 9:35 AM, Glen at mclilith at charter.net wrote:

> At 05:26 AM 6/12/2005, nN AAt     e     e wrote:
> 
>> etc... like train of thought or fluid recording of facts... these types of
>> charts/graphs make writing or breaking down info for things such as essays
>> or entries on wikipedia much easier.
> 
> Are they meant to be read by humans or machines?

Cmaps are a necessary step in the advance of artificial intelligence if
machines are ever to be able to truly understand and converse, (or more
pointedly, "concept") with us.

Or, IF Subject mentions concepts associated with "cleaning" THEN suggest:
Liquid Comet Cleaner, IF Subject mentions concepts associated with "purity"
THEN suggest: Clorox Bleach, or IF Subject mentions concepts associated with
"vision" THEN suggest Windex Glass Cleaner.

Or rather, to analyze millions of emails for so-called "subversive" content.

I can see how something like this could also be used by say, one political
party to systematically analyze the thoughts actions and goals of another
political party searching for weaknesses through endless hypothetical
scenarios in order to undermine them.

Like an automated psychological war system.

You attend a political rally at a local park in support of ending a war.
The Radio Identification Tag in your Real ID Card gets read by a mobile
reading station at the perimeter, and the system starts processing your data
through a labyrinth of Cmap algorithms...

IF Subject objects to our recent political actions, THEN put on the list of
like-minded subjects to have their primary bank card disabled the night
before an election, (car repossessed) and so on.  "We noticed unusual
activity in your account recently and ~for your protection~ we have disabled
your credit/ATM debit card. "Please contact your bank branch on Monday
morning, thank you."

Or to automatically tie-up subversives by subjecting them to jury duty.

Isn't it pretty rare to see money spent on new university programs in the
USA these days? Of course, the Cmap project is being developed by
Universities in Florida...
(It would either be Florida or Texas wouldn't it!)

I thought that the "C" stood for "Concept" but maybe it stands for something
else?

Cynthia