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Re: contractual madmess (was Re: The privilege of XML)

• To: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>,<xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: Re: contractual madmess (was Re: The privilege of XML)
• From: "Karl Waclawek" <karl@w...>
• Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 18:36:27 -0500
• References: <r01050400-1022-F18B50980AFF11D793140003937A08C2@[192.168.124.21]>

> Strict data models have long been a means of coercing dumb computers
> into "understanding" information in the way humans would like them too.
> Maybe it's time, now that computers have come a long ways in processing
> power, short-term and long-term memory, to start thinking about models
> for processing information that allow computers at least the
> interpretive leeway I had once upon a time when I was a Sales Assistant.
> 
> They're probably at least as capable as I was.

Unfortunately not.
Understanding a given piece of data from the context under
which one comes into contact with it, is extremely difficult.
You basically need human-like intelligence and a knowledge
of the world.

Once our computers have that, why would we need XML?

Karl

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