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Does the Military Dominate CS Research?

Posted by Cliff on from the in-the-name-of-national-security dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "It seems at my university the military has their fingers in much of the computer science research happening on campus: sensors, intelligent agents, autonomous vehicles, supercomputing. Is this the case at other schools around the US? How about outside of the US? How is the military shaping the current state of CS research? What areas of research atrophy because the funding goes to investigating military applications of new technology?"

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  1. When has it not shaped the foundation of CS? by jhubbard · · Score: 5, Informative

    Let's be realistic here. When has it not?

    Computers were originally people who determined calculated firing tables. The first computers were used to calculate this information and break encryption codes.

    The Internet is based on equipment and protocols that DARPA paid for. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Check out the current and recent solicitations.

    I'll grant you that business plays a large role too. It funds its fair share, but it seems as though it is more practical and immediate. The military seems to fund things that might not be very practical now, but can possible provide the edge in battle.