Category: Background

Will Stephen Wolfram Change Our Brains Again? New Search Engine Offering is Coming!

By mmays on May 4, 2009 | In News, Background, Big Business, Small business / Startups

A new search engine, Wolfram Alpha, is coming that will bring us one answer, instead of a list of sponsored web sites. This should be a great help to many different people. more »
Tags: alta vista, expert system, google, mathematica, mathematics, search engine, search engines, wolfram, wolfram alpha, yahoo

Turing Machine for $400, Alex. IBM Eyes Jeopardy Championship.

By mmays on Apr 29, 2009 | In News, Background, Big Business

IBM announces "Watson" project to develop a computer that will play Jeopardy. This leads us farther on the road to true artificial intelligence and takes us further on the road to self-discovery. more »
Tags: alan turing, artificial intelligence, deep blue, garry kasparov, ibm, intelligence, jeopardy, mathematics, philosophy, sony pictures