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Submission + - Aiming to Learn as We Do, a Machine Teaches Itself (nytimes.com)

Submitted by olegalexandrov
olegalexandrov writes: NELL is a Carnegie Mellon University project in a widening field of research and investment aimed at enabling computers to better understand the meaning of language. Unlike many other semantic learning systems, NELL is highly automated. Its tools include programs that extract and classify text phrases from the Web, programs that look for patterns and correlations, and programs that learn rules. "The technology is really maturing, and will increasingly be used to gain understanding," said Alfred Spector, vice president of research for Google. "We're on the verge now in this semantic world".

Comment Go with the master's (Score 1) 834

by olegalexandrov (#27910201) Attached to: Go For a Masters, Or Not?
Do get your master's if you can, I am telling you that as somebody working in the industry. A master's (or a PhD) is a very distinguishing feature, while two years of experience is not. Also, two more years in school can give you (different kind of) insights and deep knowledge which two years of work can't. Having achieved a high level of education before you start a full-time job and getting family will reward you handsomely in long term.
Robotics

Submission + - How Kiva robots automate warehousing (businessweek.com)

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olegalexandrov
olegalexandrov writes: "Kiva Systems of Woburn, Mass., sells robots that retrieve items to be shipped from a warehouse, doubling the productivity and speeding up order processing. The ottoman-shaped robots are used in warehouses run by Staples, Walgreen and Gap.com. The bots communicate wirelessly with servers sending directions and navigate using cameras to read barcode stickers on the warehouse floor."
Input Devices

Logitech Makes 1 Billionth Mouse 456

Posted by CmdrTaco from the so-much-carpal-tunnel dept.
Smivs writes "Logitech has hailed as a major landmark the production of their one billionth computer mouse. The news comes at a time when analysts claim the days of the mouse are numbered. 'It's rare in human history that a billionth of anything has been shipped by one company,' said Logitech's general manager Rory Dooley. 'Look at any other industry and it has never happened. This is a significant milestone.' The computer mouse will achieve a milestone of its own next week when it turns 40. It was 9 December 1968 when Douglas C. Engelbart and his group of researchers at Stanford University put the first mouse through its paces."

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