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Theres a theory bounding around the net that it may be possible for the Internet itself to become or already has become some sort of massive, collectively conscious sentient being. Because of the large number of machines connected to it, even those machines do not have code installed in them that can communicate and automatically form thoughts, or even collectively execute commands, the idea becomes that somehow, just because of it's mass alone, it can sense things and solve problems.
There are patterns that emerge in internet traffic across international cables and on the major fiber networks that are extremely bizzare and do not follow predicted network theory like they were thought to when the framework for the internet was laid.
Some conspiracy theory - types believe that the Internet consciousness may eventually try to 'make contact' with people in some way, if it hasn't already. There are some people who are working on algorithms that use internet traffic and content to try and supposedly predict future events. Supposedly some programs have found patterns in Internet activity shortly before things like 9/11 or large earthquakes.
Very cool pseudo-science area IMO.
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