The Machine (Person of Interest)
The Machine is a computer system that features in Person of Interest.
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History
The Machine
In response to 9/11, the Department of Homeland security and other agencies were given the right to read emails and monitor phone calls but needed a system to review this information and identify terrorists before they could act. After unsuccessful projects like Trailblazer, TIA, and Stellar Wind, the Machine was commissioned and development was tasked to IFT. (Episode: No Good Deed) The first time the final version of their Machine was turned on for testing by its creator was on January 1, 2002 (Episode: The Contingency) However, it was said to had officially gone online on February 24, 2005 (Episode: Wolf and Cub) Upon completion, it was sold to the government for $1.00 and shipped out from IFT to the Des Moines, later Salt Lake City and its destination Hanford Nuclear Reservation on July 12, 2009. (Episode: Super) During development, 43 versions of the Machine were created. One learned to care, the rest tried to escape to the real world, kill Harold, or kill other versions. (Episode: Prophets)
Overview
The Machine sorted through all available information and categorizes persons of interest into relevant (national security risk) and irrelevant (ordinary risk) cases. It categorizes each POI based on their actions to determine whether they are the victim or the perpetrator. (Episode: Nothing to Hide)
The Machine uses various machine learning techniques to determine the identity, location, and intentions of monitored persons by infiltrating domestic organizations such as the National Security Agency and foreign agencies including Interpol (Episode: No Good Deed)
Users
- Harold Finch :
- Nathan Ingram :
Notes
- The Machine was created by Jonathan Nolan where it featured in the setting of the Person of Interest universe.
Appearances
- Person of Interest:
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