Another great idea from our friends at the Information Awareness Office. (I feel SO secure.)


IPTO's Mission

DARPA's IPTO will create a new generation of computational and information systems that possess capabilities far beyond those of current systems. These cognitive systems - systems that know what they're doing -
        

Cognitive Systems Conference
        will be able to reason, using substantial amounts of appropriately represented knowledge;
        will learn from their experiences and improve their performance over time;
        will be capable of explaining themselves and taking naturally expressed direction from humans;
        will be aware of themselves and able to reflect on their own behavior; and
        will be able to respond robustly to surprises, in a very general way.