Not HAL, Google Dumb
June 24, 2009
Short honk: From my polluted pond in rural Kentucky, I marvel at the big city analyses. One of the most interesting tech outfits is Forbes Magazine. The company’s Web site is swell, and I like the tech write ups too. A prime example is “Dumb Like Google” by Lee Gomes. In an essay about advanced search and content processing, Mr. Gomes asserted:
We re no closer to HAL than we were 40 years ago.
My research suggests that the Google has been beavering away on smart software. After reading, Mr. Gomes’s write up, I asked myself, “What if Mr. Gomes’s premises are incorrect?” I wonder is smart software works in some different ways.
Stephen Arnold, June 24, 2009
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