From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Sun Sep 14 1997 - 12:07:51 MDT
Mark Grant <mark@unicorn.com> writes:
> > Could a virus be introduced to
> > control/corrupt/erase an uploaded individual?
>
> Yep, just as you could inject a human with the HIV virus today. However,
> AIs would probably have better 'immune systems' than humans, since they
> wouldn't need to run software that they downloaded. Of course a memetic
> virus is a real possibility, particularly if an attacking AI has been able
> to analyse your software to look for security holes.
A very nice description of such a (memetic) virus can be found in David
Zindell's "The Wild". Beware Greeks bearing gifts...
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