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- Peter Norvig on Google's mistrust of machine learning
- Peter Norvig on Google's mistrust of machine learningI can understand Peter Norvig's (or Google's)reluctance - search is [b]Google[/b]'s core operation, and «catastrophic errors on searches» are not something they could afford. Still, it would be fascinating if [b]Google[/b] were, after appropriate testing among volunteer guinea pigs (I offer myself as...
- Tags: Google Inc., Peter Norvig
- Discussion threads 2008-05-26
- Peter Norvig on Google's mistrust of machine learning
- Peter Norvig has been at Google for a long time now -- he was, until recently, the Directory of Search Quality; the guy who made sure every time you submitted a query, you usually got what you wanted. He has since moved into the Director of Research role, but...
- Tags: Algorithm, Google Inc., Peter Norvig, Anand, Engineering, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-05-25
- Singularity Summit 2007: Google co-evolving with the Web
- Singularity Summit 2007: Google co-evolving with the WebEconomic growth in the 21st century“Norvig doesn’t expect AGIs to suddenly appear overnight. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product index, for example, shows constant exponential progress but it doesn’t seem like any great acceleration can be seen OR PREDICTED due to technology, Norvig said....
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Google Inc., Web, HBE, Peter Norvig, GDP Growth
- Discussion threads 2007-09-14
- Singularity Summit 2007: Computers--they kill me
- It's day two at the Singularity Summit 2007 in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts. Today's topics include the risks of artificial general intelligence AGI and what preparations are necessary to stack the odds in favor of humans. Our extensive day one coverage from myself and guest poster...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mr., Computer, Chris Matyszczyk, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-09-10
- Singularity Summit 2007: Google co-evolving with the Web
- Google Director of Research Peter Norvig opened the second day of the Singularity Summit 2007 with his take on the state artificial general intelligence AGI. Norvig was asked during a Q&A after his talk if Google has seen any "emergent" property or behavior (the way complex systems...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-09-09
- AlwaysOn: In search of better search
- Three of the search engine kings Microsoft was missing held court during an AlwaysOn Stanford Summit this afternoon, discussing the state of search technology. Bambi Francisco of Marketwatch led the conversation with from right below Usama Fayyad, Chief Data Officer at Yahoo; Jim Lanzone. CEO of Ask.com; Peter Norvig,...
- Tags: Peter Norvig, Usama Fayyad
- Blog posts 2006-07-28
- Search cos. considering industry standards for China
- Google and other technology firms -- presumably Yahoo, Microsoft and Cisco -- are discussing an industry-wide code of principles that would govern American companies in China, Peter Norvig, Google's director of research, told a Silicon Valley meeting Monday, the San Jose Mercury News reports. ...
- Tags: Peter Norvig
- Blog posts 2006-03-01
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- Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIM
- A Wall Street investor has suggested that the stars may be aligned just right for Microsoft to make another run at Yahoo, this time for $22 per share. Investment fund Mithras Capital, which owns more than 1.9 million shares, or 0.14 percent, of Yahoo, said Microsoft has a window of...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Financial Accounting, Search, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Finance, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Apple set to release $800 notebook
- Apple set to release $800 notebookNot the first time sub $1000Apple had a $999 notebook at one time. Actually, I think the iBook had that price tag at one time. My only hopes is that this $800 Notebook doesn't come with the specs of a Asus Eee 701.RE:...
- Tags: Notebooks, MacMini, Apple-set, notebook, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminum
- The term "brick" was mentioned in a 9-to-5 Mac rumor piece on 10 September 2008 when their source said that the MacBook update is "all about the Brick." 9-to-5 Mac now claims that the "brick" isn't a specific Apple product but rather a manufacturing process that uses lasers and jets...
- Tags: Brick, Apple Inc., BW, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Is Apple out of ideas?
- In an interesting BusinessWeek story, Arik Hesseldahl asks: "Where does Apple go from here?" For a company who has made a reputation of surprising consumers and resetting the bar, it's a good question. Of course, this question is asked on the heels of a...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- New report places Semantic Web 'On the Cusp' of something big
- Today sees the publication of a new report by Boston-based David Provost. On the cusp: a global review of the Semantic Web industry PDF features David's analysis of the space, informed by detailed conversations with representatives from many of its leading companies, and the picture he paints is an optimistic...
- Tags: David Provost, Semantic Web, Podcasts, Internet, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- CIOs not taking a shine to Chrome
- Most members of a silicon.com CIO jury say they're not even testing Google's Chrome--choosing to stay with Microsoft's Internet Explorer. In silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury poll, the respondents revealed they were still steering clear of the application, with 10 out of 12 saying their IT teams are not...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Director Of Information Technology, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Strategy, Internet, Management, Chrome, Google, browser, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Firefox, CIO Jury, Julian Goldsmith, silicon.com
- News items 2008-09-30
- Semantic Technology's place in the enterprise; key, but low-key ?
- Last week saw over 200 researchers, advocates, implementors and practitioners of Semantic Technology descend upon the delightful Austrian capital for the second European Semantic Technology Conference ESTC. Smaller than the more established Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose and nestling uncomfortably close both spatially and temporally to...
- Tags: European Commission, Verizon Communications Inc., Technology, Conference, Semantic Web, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Ballmer's quest to compete with Google
- Ballmer's quest to compete with GoogleUgh.Thought I was getting an article, not a video. Didn't watch.To the point: Ballmer says to succeed at competing with GOOG, M$ has to "change the experience and economics of search". Translated: since GOOG has done exceptionally well at the search...
- Tags: Young Frankenstein, Steve Ballmer, GOOG, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- Page accuses broadcasters of 'rigging' poor white-space tests
- Speaking on Capitol Hill yesterday, Google cofounder Larry Page accused broadcasters – if not the FCC – of "rigging" tests that found white-space devices interfere with TV broadcasts, the Washington Post reports. "The test was rigged deliberately," Page said during his...
- Tags: Larry Page, Broadcaster, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Federal Government, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- T-Mobile announces iPhone killer: G1 with Google
- In one of the worst-kept secrets in the industry, T-Mobile announced the G1 at a press conference today in New York. Made by HTC and powered by Linux and Android, the G1 is poised to give the Apple iPhone a serious run for its money. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Phone, T-Mobile, G1, Pre-orders, Telecom & Utilities, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?
- Network neutrality advocates are taking contrasting views towards Comcast's new network management plan. The new plan de-prioritizes heavy users in 15-minute chunks. If your upload traffic is more than 70% of maximum bandwidth or your download traffic is more than 80% of max, you'll be de-prioritized. Free...
- Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., Network Neutrality Advocate, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Warning: failure-driven IT layoffs ahead
- Even under normal circumstances, IT failures impose a substantial drain on corporate resources. During this period of economic trouble and scarce resources, however, many organizations will show less tolerance for failure, making layoffs likely. CIO blogger, Peter Birley, describes the downturn equation from...
- Tags: Project, Layoff, Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Virtualization: The race is on to corner the market
- As the technology goes mainstream, competitors such as Microsoft are eager to dislodge VMware from the top of the virtualization tree. Most of the servers installed next year will be virtualized from the outset, experts have said. But, as the technology goes mainstream, will moves by Microsoft...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Server, Xen, VMware Inc., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Peter Judge ZDNet.co.uk, virtualization, VMware, Microsoft, Hyper-V
- News items 2008-09-19
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