Computers figuring out what words mean

They might be able to build an AI that can surf the Web for me, but no machine can replace me until it learns to pay taxes, complain, gossip and contribute to economic growth by shopping. ""We have taught the computer virtually all the meanings of words and phrases in the...

MySpace Signs Deal to Aim Its Content for Overseas TV

MySpace is targeting original TV content on the site in an interesting way."Positioning the social network as a breeding ground for television series, MySpace has signed a deal with a British-based production firm, ShineReveille International, to distribute its video content...

10 Ethnic Stereotypes on TV

"I am convinced that this show is part of a conspiracy to bring back Jim Crow/anti-miscegenation laws. The people here are so much like every racist black stereotype that they are barely even recognizable as human beings. "

Chicago Video Surveillance Gets Smarter

Soon they'll be watching us on the streets of Chicago:"CHICAGO (AP) — A car circles a high-rise three times. Someone leaves a backpack in a park. Such things go unnoticed in big cities every day. But that could change in Chicago with a new video surveillance system that...

Are Liberals Smarter?

"A study says liberal brains "are more responsive to informational complexity." Test: You sit in front of a computer screen and wait for a letter to appear on it. You're supposed to tap your keyboard if it's an M, but not if it's a W. The experimenters mix it up but give you...

Consuming Australia: the high price of our spending

"Consuming Australia: the high price of our spending Date: 8-Jul-2007 People living in Australia's wealthiest inner-city suburbs are responsible for more than double the amount of greenhouse pollution than households in less affluent areas, because of their high levels of...

First Born=More Brains Says Scientists

"On June 21st, scientists reported that the first born or eldest child seems to be smarter than the younger offspring. They even include the child who became the eldest if his/her older sibling died young, in that statement. On average, they found that the eldest child's IQ...

Evolutionary Hardware: AI 2.0

I wouldn't frame this story in terms of evolution-versus-creationism, but it's a stellar read anyway: Engineers have developed a way to get systems to "evolve" thourgh self-upgrade."For decades people have tried to replicate the human mind, using more and more sophisticated...

Rolling Blogroll 2: Pick The Brain

"We all like to meet smart people, don’t we? I like smart people. They make me feel smart, too. Besides, I have a lot to learn from them. How about people getting smarter everyday? This is the headline of a young and interesting blog: John Wesley’s Pick The Brain."

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