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by Mikosia 5191 days ago
A proactive security tool to protect computers from malware, perhaps using a combo of Artificial Life, Genetic Programming and Artificial Immune systems, with social networking and swarm computing thrown in for good measure.

cf. our current reactive approach of applying antivirus updates post hoc.

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This sounds both useful and futuristic. However, I think it's more like a new field of research than something you could realize in a startup. We're not even close yet.