IPTO's Mission

DARPA's IPTO will create a new generation of computational and information systems that possess capabilities far beyond those of current systems. These cognitive systems - systems that know what they're doing - will be able to reason, using substantial amounts of appropriately represented knowledge;
will learn from their experiences and improve their performance over time; will be capable of explaining themselves and taking naturally expressed direction from humans; will be aware of themselves and able to reflect on their own behavior; and
will be able to respond robustly to surprises, in a very general way.

Building on a 40 year legacy of changing the world, IPTO will drive dramatic improvement and revolutionary change in how people think of and use computational systems . . . but it all depends on your ideas and our collective ability to deliver.