Strategic Computing Initiative
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The Strategic Computing Initiative was a major 1980s U.S. defense research program aimed at advancing artificial intelligence, machine vision, and high-performance computing for military applications.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government program
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defense research program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SCI ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ⓘ |
| application |
battlefield awareness
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command and control ⓘ logistics planning ⓘ weapons guidance ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| domain | defense research ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1990s ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| field |
artificial intelligence
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autonomous systems ⓘ computer architecture ⓘ high-performance computing ⓘ knowledge-based systems ⓘ machine vision ⓘ |
| focus |
autonomous land vehicles
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battle management systems ⓘ expert systems ⓘ parallel processing ⓘ pilot’s associate systems ⓘ real-time computing ⓘ very-large-scale integration ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
U.S. Department of Defense
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| goal | integrate AI with advanced computing hardware for military use ⓘ |
| inception | 1983 ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. military autonomous systems research
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subsequent DARPA artificial intelligence programs ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| motivation | maintain U.S. technological superiority over adversaries ⓘ |
| notableOutput |
advances in autonomous vehicle research
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advances in real-time AI systems ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Department of Defense research and development programs ⓘ |
| purpose |
advance computing technologies for military applications
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develop intelligent weapon and support systems ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
DARPA AI research programs
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Strategic Defense Initiative ⓘ |
| sector | military technology ⓘ |
| sponsor | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ⓘ |
| startTime | 1983 ⓘ |
| status | terminated ⓘ |
| technologyArea |
human–computer interaction
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software engineering ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
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