public string MaskSSN(string ssn)
{
    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ssn) || ssn.Length < 9)
    {
        return ssn;
    }

    return ssn.Substring(0, 3) + "***-**-" + ssn.Substring(ssn.Length - 4);
}

quote:

Originally posted by sigfreund:
Back when writers about what a future would be like were focusing on flying cars or even more extreme science fiction-type views, did any of them anticipate anything like the Internet, search engines, or even a glimmer of what AI holds for us?

I’m trying to remember the name of the sci-fi series set on a planet with different semi-warring factions, one of which was an organized military. One specific I recall was that they relied on a computer system to guide their operations until conditions and situations changed so much that it was no longer reliable. Then of course there was Hal in 2001 and the sentient robots in the Asimov stories, but I don’t recall anything exactly like what we have today and how AI could affect our actual future.

Comments? Refresh my memory.

quote:

Originally posted by Rey HRH:
There's a movie where a computer was playing a game with a boy, at least, the boy thought it was a game. The computer was actually using actual military assets like ICBMs.

quote:

Originally posted by Skull Leader:
Microsoft is introducing AI to Bing searches.

Check out the below video. They start talking about it at about 33 minutes and start using it at about 40 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/live/A...np5yms?feature=share

I was impressed by it.

quote:

Originally posted by Skins2881:
There once was a man named Parabellum,
His aim was both quick and temerarious,
With a gun in his hand,
He'd make his stand,
And fire off rounds that were vigorous!