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Google doesn't answer questions. It returns hits. A knowledge base answers questions. How credible are the answers? That is when authority, legitimacy, etc. begin to be issues. <assert>Jeb is having an affair</assert> Ok, what can he say about that assertion? "No!!!" What can he do about the existence of the assertions? Not much. Neither could Clinton. Let's launch a multi-million dollar investigation due to conclude just before the next election. Force has limits one hopes. In the wide open case where relevancy ranking, thesauri, etc. are applied to searching such as Google, expect gaming. In the business models where high dollar transactions depend on the quality of the information, expect costs and closed systems with limited access. Where kids, crazies, zealots, and so on are building knowledge bases, expect tests and the occasional knock on the door. Anyway, it is a question of cost and ROI. Anyone can put up a web page. A knowledge base will require skill. Can it be gamed? Certainly. Will that matter? It depends. How exchange affects results depends on goals. Some are met, some are not and some are of questionable value. I don't fear the SW. I fear people who can't tell the difference between a person's opinion and a machine's opinion or think that either has facts believable out of context. Whatever the SW is or is supposed to become, it ain't magic. Len http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti. Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h -----Original Message----- From: Danny Ayers [mailto:danny@p...] >> Len's postulate that SW can only operate in narrowly scoped domains with >> clear authority seems a logical conclusion. Was that Len's postulate? Anyway, where does Google get its clear authority from? Or does it have a narrowly scoped domain? Ok, most current e-business fits the narrow/clear model, but isn't it a bit early to assume that business will continue using a mirror of the non-e paradigm? Personally I'd guess that before long we'll be seeing a lot of relatively unscoped material with negligible authority - not unlike the first waves of static web sites.
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