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Simon WrightThe 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.
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He also added that he would not go down the road of storing information on
ordinary people, although he was aware that others might use the technology to
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An invention that could change the internet for ever
Revolutionary new web software could put giants such as Google in the shade when it comes out later this month.
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The new system, Wolfram Alpha
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a global store of information that understands and responds to ordinary language in the same way a person does.
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Pierre TranRevolutionary new web software could put giants such as Google in the shade when it comes out later this month. Andrew Johnson reports
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04 May 09
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Computer experts believe the new search engine will be an evolutionary leap in the development of the internet
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Emerging artificial intelligence and a step towards a self-organising internet? Possibly... I think this could be big."
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Ask it about D sharp major, it will play the scale.
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The engine, which will be free to use, works by drawing on the knowledge on the internet, as well as private databases. Dr Wolfram said he expected that about 1,000 people would be needed to keep its databases updated with the latest discoveries and information.
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Dr Wolfram, however, did not rule out working with Google in the future, as well as Wikipedia. "We're working to partner with all possible organisations that make sense," he said. "Search, narrative, news are complementary to what we have. Hopefully there will be some great synergies."
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This is like a Holy Grail... the ability to look inside data sources that can't easily be crawled and provide answers from them."
Danny Sullivan, editor-in-chief of searchengineland.c
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Worldwide network: A brief history of the internet
1969 The internet is created by the US Department of Defense with the networking of computers at UCLA and the Stanford Research Institute.
1979 The British Post Office uses the technology to create the first international computer networks.
1980 Bill Gates's deal to put a Microsoft Operating System on IBM's computers paves the way for almost universal computer ownership.
1984 Apple launches the first successful 'modern' computer interface using graphics to represent files and folders, drop-down menus and, crucially, mouse control.
1989 Tim Berners-Lee creates the world wide web – using browsers, pages and links to make communication on the internet simple.
1996 Google begins as a research project at Stanford University. The company is formally founded two years later by Sergey Brin and Larry Page.
2009 Dr Stephen Wolfram launches Wolfram Alpha.
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Robert MarleyI certainly hope the next generation of internet search requires less work on my behalf (ala Google).
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Vladimir HroudaThe 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.
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Gary Myersnew development in ai and search engines-the future of computing
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Worldwide network: A brief history of the internet
1969 The internet is created by the US Department of Defense with the networking of computers at UCLA and the Stanford Research Institute.
1979 The British Post Office uses the technology to create the first international computer networks.
1980 Bill Gates's deal to put a Microsoft Operating System on IBM's computers paves the way for almost universal computer ownership.
1984 Apple launches the first successful 'modern' computer interface using graphics to represent files and folders, drop-down menus and, crucially, mouse control.
1989 Tim Berners-Lee creates the world wide web – using browsers, pages and links to make communication on the internet simple.
1996 Google begins as a research project at Stanford University. The company is formally founded two years later by Sergey Brin and Larry Page.
2009 Dr Stephen Wolfram launches Wolfram Alpha.
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The real innovation, however, is in its ability to work things out "on the fly", according to its British inventor, Dr Stephen Wolfram
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ask what the weather was like in London on the day John F Kennedy was assassinated, it will cross-check and provide the answer
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the information is "curated", meaning it is assessed first by experts. This means that the weaknesses of sites such as Wikipedia, where doubts are cast on the information because anyone can contribute, are taken out.
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I think we've got a reasonable start on 90 per cent of the shelves in a typical reference library
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The engine, which will be free to use, works by drawing on the knowledge on the internet, as well as private databases. Dr Wolfram said he expected that about 1,000 people would be needed to keep its databases updated with the latest discoveries and information.
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In some senses popular culture information is much more shallowly computable, so we can find out who's related to who and how tall people are. I fully expect we will have lots of popular culture information. There are linguistic horrors because if you put in books and music a lot of the names clash with other concepts."
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Search, narrative, news are complementary to what we have. Hopefully there will be some great synergies.
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L@jost EU projectThe 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 s
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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.
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Kelly FaulknerA new software that will answer questions with specific and relevant answers
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Pariah BurkeRevolutionary new web software could put giants such as Google in the shade when it comes out later this month. Andrew Johnson reports on Wolfram Alpha.
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Kim HarrisThe 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.
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That capability alnoe (if I am understanding the concept correctly) will be valuable beyond words to many.
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