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A comment on Minority Report preCog like software "sending the police before there’s a crime".

Re:Minority Report preCog like software "sending the police ... by hexis on Tuesday August 16, 2011 @05:52PM (#2893047)
This isn't "pre-cognition" any more than when Wal-Mart's supply-chain management software is.
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Re:Minority Report preCog like software "sending the police ... by enjalot on Tuesday August 16, 2011 @07:47PM (#2893386)
Walmart's supply-chain management software sounds like pre-cognition to me, at least in the sense that they are making some pretty good decisions about the future based on predictions.

It's just like artificial intelligence, once you get how it works it doesn't seem all that intelligent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_effect#AI_is_whatever_hasn.2...

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