When machines take over
[Posted by Dave Haber on Friday, 05/29/09 7:18 am] [Permalink] [Full Blog] [Tweet This]The English language is dangerous in the hands of the humans that invented it, but watch out when computers get involved.
This is a headline that appeared this morning in Google News (as seen in an actual screen capture from the site):
The Urban Dictionary defines blow as: Verb - to blow - another, usually more severe term meaning to be bad or to suck.
What? Dhani thinks the new Beatles game is going to suck? Hasn't he been saying in the press lately that it's going to be great?
Unfortunately, Google News is compiled by computers, which sometimes have to automagically try to discern what the headline is of the story they're posting. Sometimes they get it wrong.
As you can see from another posting on Google News of the same story from another source, Dhani does like the game after all. It's the computer that blows...
Warning: Machines are getting smarter and smarter
[Posted by Dave Haber on Sunday, 09/03/06 3:25 pm] [Permalink] [Full Blog] [Tweet This] I went grocery shopping this morning as I usually do every other Sunday morning. As you've probably experienced if you shop in any large grocery chain, along with your receipt the cash register prints out some coupons seemingly based on what you just purchased.
For example, among others, I received this coupon:
I had indeed purchased a package Hebrew National franks, along with a package of another brand, and other various snack type foods that aren't good for you.
However, the computer also spit out this coupon for me:
I had purchased no heartburn relief remedies of any brand, as a matter of fact, no health or medicinal aids of any kind.
Do you think the computer looked at the foods I bought and also thought I'd need some Maalox after I ate them?
And they say Artificial Intelligence is still decades away...
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