This article resonates with how CD has been designed by Blake. It is through CD that Blake learns about her own fears and shortcomings.
Wired News: Machine Thinks, Therefore It Is
And more recently:
Neural software could become soldier's best friend. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are using neural-network technology to create software that automatically offers individual real-time advice to soldiers and other government teams in the field.
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20040205S0013
Future troop helmets
http://www.chapmanlogic.com/blog/archives/000055.html