The biggest internet revolution for a generation will be unveiled later 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.
The 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.
ReadWriteWeb has screenshots of Wolfram Alpha in action.
Wolfram Alpha website.
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I wonder if it'll be as "big" as the last "big" thing that was supposed to change the world...the Segway?
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