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Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine

This is one of the hottest topics and most interesting projects right now. I haven't blogged about it yet but this is a development certainly worth watching. Read this article first:

The Independent
An invention that could change the internet for everRevolutionary new web software could put giants such as Google in the shade when it comes out later this month. Andrew Johnson reports

I thought you'd like to view a few videos on it.

Stephen Wolfram discusses Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine
YouTube Video (1 hour 45 minutes) (already 32,371 views)

"There's been great anticipation around Stephen Wolfram's ambitious project to create a comprehensive "computational knowledge engine." The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University will host a sneak preview of the Wolfram|Alpha system, and a discussion of its underlying technology and implications. Participants will include Wolfram|Alpha founder Stephen Wolfram and Professor of Law Jonathan Zittrain. Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica, the author of A New Kind of Science, and now the creator of Wolfram|Alpha. He is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research."

A Sneak Preview of Wolfram|Alpha (10 minutes, 81,425 views)

ReadWriteWeb has readable screen shots, the short video, and another YouTube video that provides "a look behind the scenes" at the Wolfram|Alpha data centre.

Wolfram:Alpha website
http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Wolfram Blog
http://blog.wolfram.com/

When search guru Danny Sullivan, editor-in-chief of searchengineland.com, says "This is like a Holy Grail... the ability to look inside data sources that can't easily be crawled and provide answers from them." we have to take note.

Stephen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on May 04, 2009 (boomark / email).