Anonymous ID: dae312 July 20, 2020, 1:55 a.m. No.10019880   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>10019868

I also liked the 'WarGames' movie angle.

 

WOPR

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>>9796998 (WarGames 1983 โ€” WOPR)

 

Description

War Operation Plan Response (WOPR)

NORAD supercomputer known as WOPR, programmed to continuously run war simulations and learn over time

โ€ฆWOPR stages a massive Soviet first strike with hundreds of missiles, submarines, and bombers. Believing the attack to be genuine, NORAD prepares to retaliate.

โ€ฆFalken and David direct the computer to play tic-tac-toe against itself. This results in a long string of draws, forcing the computer to learn the concept of futility and no-win scenarios.

โ€ฆHaving discovered the concept of mutual assured destruction ("WINNER: NONE"), the computer tells Falken that it has concluded that nuclear war is "a strange game" in which "the only winning move is not to play." WOPR relinquishes control of NORAD and the missiles and offers to play "a nice game of chess."

 

movie clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aUHQKneAdw WarGames โ€” WOPR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRsycWRQrc8 WarGames clip - WOPR described

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCWKZWieMSY Wargames 1983 - The voice of WOPR

online WOPR simulator:

http://dataplusscience.com/WOPR/wargames.html