An invention that could change the internet for ever

[H2SNOW]

The biggest internet revolution for a generation will be unveiled this month with the launch of software that will understand questions and give specific, tailored answers in a way that the web has never managed before.

The new system, Wolfram Alpha, showcased at Harvard University in the US last week, takes the first step towards what many consider to be the internet's Holy Grail – a global store of information that understands and responds to ordinary language in the same way a person does.

Although the system is still new, it has already produced massive interest and excitement among technology pundits and internet watchers.

Computer experts believe the new search engine will be an evolutionary leap in the development of the internet. Nova Spivack, an internet and computer expert, said that Wolfram Alpha could prove just as important as Google. "It is really impressive and significant," he wrote. "In fact it may be as important for the web (and the world) as Google, but for a different purpose.

Tom Simpson, of the blog Convergenceofeverything.com, said: "What are the wider implications exactly? A new paradigm for using computers and the web? Probably. Emerging artificial intelligence and a step towards a self-organising internet? Possibly... I think this could be big."

Wolfram Alpha will not only give a straight answer to questions such as "how high is Mount Everest?", but it will also produce a neat page of related information – all properly sourced – such as geographical location and nearby towns, and other mountains, complete with graphs and charts.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...uld-change-the-internet-for-ever-1678109.html

http://www.wolframalpha.com/

 

[Wade]

A lot of "intelligent" systems are really starting to creep out us engineers.

They have services that can listen to 8 seconds of music, and then tell you it's name, author, and offer to sell you the album.

The NSA used to have keyword monitors, that watched to internet for words, and then passed that transmission on to a human. Now they have intelligent snoopers that look at the sentence, and the communication over time. Watching for patterns in the talk over months. It's all big brother, and it's not. The real problem is that they could being back all your communications, for your life, and ask you to justify something you said a long time ago. Of course, the other problem is, people say lots of stuff. So, they can't watch everyone.

 

[hilinerider]

i just want to know when the machines become aware

 

[luvtoride]

Its looking like the machines will rebel before the zombie attack.....darn

 

[Clarke673]

damn....i have been stocking up on amo. How the hell do you kill a computer? go on **** sites or what? lol

 

[Jeff C]

They have services that can listen to 8 seconds of music, and then tell you it's name, author, and offer to sell you the album.

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Yep, I have it on my Iphone, it's called Shazam.

Put your phone up to any music source and it will find the song, the album, etc.

 

[xrated]

damn....i have been stocking up on amo. How the hell do you kill a computer? go on **** sites or what? lol

that's freaking funny man!

 

[redlineguy]

WOW what will Al Gore think of next??











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[Mafesto]

When the IPO for this?

 

[Wade]

There's another service, where you take a picture of a book, and it finds it for you for sale on line.

 

[T-Bone]

i just want to know when the machines become aware

That's easy. April 19, 2011.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_(Terminator)

 

[Hardass]

I'm with mafesto on this when is the ipo.

 

[mtn_extreme]

There's another service, where you take a picture of a book, and it finds it for you for sale on line.

If you have the book to take a picture of.........why don't you just buy that one??????