Feb. 28th, 2005

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Thumbing through Flight International today, I noticed a story about 'Clarissa', a new interactive voice command interface being installed in the International Space Station.

"In addition to reading procedure steps, CLARISSA can answer simple questions, display pictures, read ahead, take voice notes and navigate through a procedure to other steps when commanded to do so."


For heaven's sake, hasn't anybody on this project watched any SF movies? We all know what happens when you start installing talking computers on spacecraft.

"Open the airlock module hatch, Clarissa."

"I'm sorry, Sergei, but I'm afraid I can't do that."

Mark my words, it'll all end in tears.


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