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Who’s afraid of Watson?
And the answer is, “What is Watson?” Even if you know the correct reference (pick from: Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant, a computer, the founder of IBM), which by far most people on this planet do not, it’s unlikely that fear is attached to it. Watson is not a common synonym for boogeyman. However, a few [...]
Posted in Essay Also tagged AI, Artificial Expert, artificial intelligence, chess, Deep Blue, Hal, IBM, Kasparov, thinking machine, Watson Leave a comment
Dissolving the Internet into fragments
Before it disappears into the archives, I’d like to call attention to a significant article (and cover story: The web’s new walls) in the September 2, 2010 issue of The Economist: The future of the internet: A virtual counter-revolution. Some points will be familiar to anyone following the ‘net-neutrality’ issue in the U.S. or elsewhere. [...]
Posted in Impact: Online Information Also tagged balkanization, Facebook, Internet, net neutrality, online information, The Economist, Web Leave a comment
Apple iPad: And the big deal is…?
Nobody, repeat, nobody can make a bigger technology marketing splash than Apple, Inc. From the famous “1984” commercial to the iPod and iPhone, Apple has frequently employed the best and the brightest marketing folks on the planet. So, if the Apple iPad wasn’t a big deal, Apple would make it one. However, the iPad is [...]

Superficial remarks on the Microsoft Surface