I'm sorry, but I've got to call bullshit on this one. This reeks of the AI crowed trying to conjure up buzz-factor to boost their dwindling funding opportunities.
"Sentient" reads just like "software agents" but with hardware and more inputs. Agent technology promised all sorts of human helpers, and I've not seen a single thing produce to date (please no one say Clippy).
Even the most simple of touted functions, automatic appointment bookings, never eventuated. And the funding has lasted about 8 years or so already.
So, not a thing produced from "agents", and now they want to build the next generation based on even more inputs. NOT LIKELY! Follow those links in the article - not a single practical feature is mentioned. A breath of direction would be good.
Don't get me wrong, I love AI and dearly wish I could do something with my PhD in it, but forget the cherry on top, lets focus on the fundamentals. The end goal is innevitable so don't give up.
Slashdot Mirror
"Sentient" reads just like "software agents" but with hardware and more inputs. Agent technology promised all sorts of human helpers, and I've not seen a single thing produce to date (please no one say Clippy).
Even the most simple of touted functions, automatic appointment bookings, never eventuated. And the funding has lasted about 8 years or so already.
So, not a thing produced from "agents", and now they want to build the next generation based on even more inputs. NOT LIKELY! Follow those links in the article - not a single practical feature is mentioned. A breath of direction would be good.
Don't get me wrong, I love AI and dearly wish I could do something with my PhD in it, but forget the cherry on top, lets focus on the fundamentals. The end goal is innevitable so don't give up.
This whole debate would be over if (when) Apple ports OS X to the PC. Finito. Kaput. And Microsoft would finally face a true contender.
Might even knock out Linux in the same blow.
Gee, I might even buy a Mac then (would be my first).