How the Internet Can Educate Our Computer 'Overlords'
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Brewster_Kahle_Universal_Access_to_All_Knowledge Founder Brewster Kahle discusses the next step for the Internet Archive, which involves making its information accessible to a new type of consumer: computers. He explains that in addition to helping improve artificial intelligence, it's also important... Read more
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- -: How the Internet Can Educate Our Computer 'Overlords'
December 29, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Brewster_Kahle_Universal_Access_to_All_Knowledge Founder Brewster Kahle discusses the next step for the Internet Archive, which involves making its information accessible to a new type of consumer: computers. He explains that in addition to helping im...
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