Monday, January 31, 2005

SmarterChild...Your IM Buddy. The importance of this item isn't the cute toy, it is, as Marc Oehlert observes, "the integration into workflow." he writes, "People are already using IM (Instant Messaging) more and more in their daily routine so the idea of making automated knowledge bases available via a well done chat bot is dead on." Along these lines, James Farmer explores several multiple-Account IM clients. By Marc Oehlert, e-Clippings, January 31, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] [OLDaily] eliza plus a database of answers is what the lobner prize is about -- ALICE is the current leader with its own XML style -- BL 7:50:23 PM      Google It!.

Teaching Computers to Read. Creating a computer that can learn at a sophisticated level -- even that of a 3-year-old with a Dr. Seuss book -- is not easy, though sci-fi stories portray smartypants computers as villains. But scientists keep trying [Wired News] 8:18:54 AM      Google It!.