http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/05/my-wolfram-alpha-demo.html The Emergent Chaos Jazz Combo Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:33:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/05/my-wolfram-alpha-demo.html/comment-page-1#comment-5781 MadDogAero Tue, 26 May 2009 16:33:57 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=3122#comment-5781 <a / rel="nofollow"> airline dog cratehttp airline dog cratehttp airline dog cratehttp airline dog cratehttp

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/05/my-wolfram-alpha-demo.html/comment-page-1#comment-5780 Mordaxus Mon, 11 May 2009 02:11:39 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=3122#comment-5780 @FactExplorer: I can't agree more. This is what I whined about in my essay on "killer." @Nicko: Pity I can't give it a whirl, myself. @Jason: A good question, especially as the answer is itself a question, "African or European?" @FactExplorer: I can’t agree more. This is what I whined about in my essay on “killer.”
@Nicko: Pity I can’t give it a whirl, myself.
@Jason: A good question, especially as the answer is itself a question, “African or European?”

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/05/my-wolfram-alpha-demo.html/comment-page-1#comment-5779 Jason Murray Sun, 10 May 2009 14:47:40 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=3122#comment-5779 Ask it what the air velocity if an unladen swallow is. Ask it what the air velocity if an unladen swallow is.

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/05/my-wolfram-alpha-demo.html/comment-page-1#comment-5778 Nicko Sat, 09 May 2009 23:01:59 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=3122#comment-5778 If you are interested in cool knowledge inference systems you might want to take a look at <a href="http://www.trueknowledge.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.trueknowledge.com/</a> It's clearly more advanced than 'Alpha' since it's been beta for much of the last year :-) If you are interested in cool knowledge inference systems you might want to take a look at http://www.trueknowledge.com/ It’s clearly more advanced than ‘Alpha’ since it’s been beta for much of the last year :-)

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/05/my-wolfram-alpha-demo.html/comment-page-1#comment-5777 FactExplorer Sat, 09 May 2009 22:25:45 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=3122#comment-5777 What bothers me about so many of the reviews, is that most of them are of the 'my-tool-can-beat-your-tool' variety. Will WAlpha 'beat' Google? Why does that seem to be the only important issue? WAlpha can be a learning tool, a way to ask questions that might otherwise require an expert or years of education to expect an answer to. It can be a way to explore knowledge, to learn and have fun doing so. We can't really imagine all of the benefits of a 'knowledge computational engine' until we see it and try it out. Hopefully, once WAlpha hits production, we will hear real discussions about WA's value and uniqueness, examples of how students used it to better understand e.g. their math curriculum, and specific feedback which will help to evolve Wolfram Alpha further. What bothers me about so many of the reviews, is that most of them are of the ‘my-tool-can-beat-your-tool’ variety.
Will WAlpha ‘beat’ Google? Why does that seem to be the only important issue?
WAlpha can be a learning tool, a way to ask questions that might otherwise require an expert or years of education to expect an answer to. It can be a way to explore knowledge, to learn and have fun doing so. We can’t really imagine all of the benefits of a ‘knowledge computational engine’ until we see it and try it out.
Hopefully, once WAlpha hits production, we will hear real discussions about WA’s value and uniqueness, examples of how students used it to better understand e.g. their math curriculum, and specific feedback which will help to evolve Wolfram Alpha further.

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