Wolfram Promises Computing That Answers Questions

An anonymous reader writes "Computer scientist Stephen Wolfram feels that he has put together at least the initial version of a computer that actually answers factual questions, a la Star Trek's ship computers. His version will be found on their Web-based application, Wolfram Alpha. What does this mean? Well, instead of returning links to pages that may (or may not) contain the answer to your questions, Wolfram will respond with the actual answer. Just imagine typing in 'How many bones are in the human body?' and getting the answer." Right now, though the search entry field is in place, Alpha is not yet generally available -- only "to a few select individuals."

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This technology sounds pretty Cuil

[pHatidic]

Just saying. :-)

Re:Lojban

[poopdeville]

Eh? You call me stupid and then don't like getting called on it. Well that's too bad. You already look like an asshole. Indeed, you have confirmed it.