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When will the first 500 petabyte computer be announced?

How far away is technology from a 500 million billion byte computer?
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 July 16, 2009 07:36 PM
dont know the actual answer but I did some online research and I going to guess before 2020. I am basing it on the fact that when they come up against storage limits they always seem to find some new way around it, remember the 3.5 inch floppy and the even more primative one before that? now look what you can put on a flash drive compared to that. and the terabyte hard drives that are available for a 100 or so dollars at Frys, it just keeps getting better and better.
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• How big will the 500 petabyte machine be?

Assuming the current rate of shrinkage in circuit and size will the petabyte machine fit in the palm of your hand?


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davepamn davepamn
 
July 16, 2009 09:01 PM
If a machine with a 500 petabyte cpu manages 100 billion simulation neurons and learns too speak and reason will you run to the hills or have a conversation?

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defolts defolts
 
July 17, 2009 12:47 AM
you know they covered this topic in the terminator films. honestly I think you would have to have some type of built in mechanism that insures that it does not harm humans. if you look at the human species, with all our religions, languages, and so-called cultures, and the nastiness of people if you were a machine that was self aware you might want to put an end to that system. honestly I would lean toward the hills.

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davepamn davepamn
 
July 17, 2009 01:39 PM
Did you think the terminator series was believable or mind manipulating?

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defolts defolts
 
July 17, 2009 08:14 PM
somewhat believable, I still have a problem with time travel.

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davepamn davepamn
 
July 17, 2009 08:59 PM
If you had the mass and size of a tachon than time travel would be possible.

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