Year: 2022

"A SHELL VIRUS is one that forms a “shell” (as in “eggshell” rather than “Unix shell”) around the original code." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

ADD-ON VIRUS. "Most viruses are add-on viruses. They function by appending their code to the host code, and/or by relocating the host code and inserting their own code to the beginning. The add-on virus then alters the startup information of the program, executing the viral code before the code for the main program." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

"INTRUSIVE VIRUSES operate by overwriting some or all of the original host code with viral code. The replacement might be selective, as in replacing a subroutine with the virus, or inserting a new interrupt vector and routine. The replacement may also be extensive, as when large portions of the host program are completely replaced by the viral code." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

GENERATIONS. "Since the first viruses were written, we have seen what may be classified as five “generations” of viruses. Each new class of viruses has incorporated new features that make the viruses more difficult to detect and remove." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

SELF-REPLICATING CODE LOOPS. "Is it possible for a computer program to write its own programs?" https://lnkd.in/ddNuyJD View in LinkedIn

SELF-MODIFYING CODE. "Is it possible for a program to modify its own code? Absolutely. The Linux kernel makes extensive use of self-modifying code. Also, any environment using just-in-time compilation, such as the Java virtual machine or Google’s V8 JavaScript engine or PyPy, is built entirely on self-modifying code." https://lnkd.in/db4vZQ4 View in LinkedIn

RULES. “Domain-Specific Languages are about as close as we'll ever get. You will always have to give the computer some rules to work with. But the more those rules are defined in a manner specific to their domain, the less input there will have to be." https://lnkd.in/dsxKTtK View in LinkedIn

FINAL ACT. "There's a saying among futurists that a human-equivalent artificial intelligence will be our last invention. After that, AIs will be capable of designing virtually anything on their own — including themselves." https://lnkd.in/dp3ZKye View in LinkedIn

THE GREY ZONE. "A recursively self-improving AI could transform itself into a superintelligent machine." https://lnkd.in/dp3ZKye View in LinkedIn

“INATE MOLECULES transitioned into life forms during evolution. Was it a critical mass of such entities? Was it a transformation related to complexity? Was it cooperative functionality? Whatever it was, we have zero understanding of this process despite all the tools at our disposal.” https://lnkd.in/epkJVpt View in LinkedIn