http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/bringing-data-mining-into-the-mainstream/
This is a very interesting article. It repeats some of my long standing assertions that AGI is a matter of pulling together loads of different threads. A spreadsheet, as he puts it is not AGI but a spreadsheet is essential for AGI. The proposed software would bring the power of Google to the ordinary user with this software. I think too that the software is essential from the * political* view point. In capitalist societies like the US and EU we do not think monopolies are a good idea. Google, unlike Microsoft, has kept within anti trust laws. Yet its power is alarming. I do not think it is practical to have 2 search engines. The best solution would be an open source, open interface "*spreadsheet*" which other software could draw upon. Example - NL Translation. Google has the best Arabic - English dictionary. It is flawless at translating single words (dictionary). It does not however take account of grammar or morphology. It also has the best corpus anywhere in the world. Would a spreadsheet give me access to it? A spreadsheet too is a vital early stage in Matt's AGI. - Ian Parker ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=8660244-6e7fb59c Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
