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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. :P by rylin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    HEADSHOT!

    Oh.. wait.. wrong CS :P

  2. Re:The U.S. government is becoming militarized. by ceejayoz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm a Dean supporter, and blatant trolling like this will do nothing but hurt.

    Please, rein in your tongue until you can be constructive.

  3. Re:The U.S. government is becoming militarized. by nateDigs420 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You can't say that Dean is a war monger because he likes government, there have been other presidents that have liked big government but not been in favor of wars (see Bill Clinton who only sent his troops into Kosovo because the UN was asking for US help). Or Jimmy Carter who is still known for being one of the biggest advocates of peace in the world.