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Evolution of Artificial Neural Networks

Evolution of Artificial Neural Networks 11/14/2003 04:06 PM
Meet Annevolve's skydiving, mouseball collecting Unix Admin

EL Artificial Life 0.4

EL Artificial Life 0.4 05/23/2004 01:57 AM
An artificial life and evolutionary virus experiment.

Artificial Life: God and the Game

Artificial Life: God and the Game 12/02/2003 08:47 AM
The Sims 2 is on its way. The creators have added features that they think will make the game more fun such as enabling the Sims to remember events and to share those memories with one another: if a daughter sees a father kissing someone who isn't her mother, the daughter may choose to share that memory with Mom. Why was memory added to The Sims? For moral reasons? To make the simulation more accurate? Nah, just because memory-sharing makes the Sims more fun. So, here we have an artificial community designed purely as entertainment. How close does that...

ARLS Artificial Life Simulator

ARLS Artificial Life Simulator 01/06/2004 01:07 PM
Project Planning Begins

PHP-RPG (A real time simulation of life)

PHP-RPG (A real time simulation of life) 12/29/2004 04:02 PM
php rpgrts initial release (0.1.0)

Harnessesing idle computers to animate
evolving artificial life forms

Harnessesing idle computers to animate
evolving artificial life forms 12/22/2003 10:11 PM
OpenP2P.com Dec 22 2003 9:43PM ET

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) 04/11/2004 06:42 AM
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

1) Stanford University: What is Artificial Intelligence?
http: //www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/whatisai/whatisai.html

2) The History of Artificial Intelligence
http://library. thinkquest.org/2705/history.html

3) The Turing Test Page
http://cogsci.ucs d.edu/~asaygin/tt/ttest.html

4) The Singular Institute
http://singinst.org/intro/AI. html

5) New Scientist: AI and A-Life
http://www.newscienti st.com/hottopics/ai/

6) IBM: Deep Blue vs. Kasparov
http://www.research.ibm.c om/deepblue/

7) Ai Research: The HAL Nursery
http:/ /www.a-i.com/show_tree.asp?id=110&level=2&root=115

The science and engineering of Artificial Intelligence has come a long way since 1950, when scientists began to explore the link between human intelligence and machines. Since then, computer scientists have made advances in creating machines that can engage in human-like behaviors, mimic human thought, understand speech, and beat the best human chessplayer. Applications are far and wide, from military technology to personal cell phones. This Topic In Depth reviews some of the past accomplishments, current research and future challenges in AI. John McCarthy from the Computer Science Department at Stanford University has posted this article answering some common questions people have about Artificial Intelligence, including the implications of this work for the meaning of intelligence. (1). This next website (part of a ThinkQuest website competition) gives a history of AI among other interesting tidbits about different approaches and applications (2). The Turing Test Page elaborates on Alan Turing's conditions for considering a machine to be intelligent, which he outlined in a 1950 article that is also available from this website (3). The Singularity Institute describes itsambitious plan to develop "real AI" (4). The New Scientist highlights some applications for AI which range from the traditional to new wave (5). On a lighter note, this webpage by IBM is dedicated to Deep Blue and the event that captured the attention of chess and computer fans -- the rematch between the supercomputer, Deep Blue, and Kasparov (6). Ai Research has made their HAL Nursery available to the public -- a collection of "Virtual Children" you can interact with online. (7). [From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/]

Another resource is the ChatterBots Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

The Artificial Muscle Man

The Artificial Muscle Man 10/30/2003 11:57 PM
A new CNN Technology article offers an overview of efforts by NASA's Yoseph Bar-Cohen to promote development of Electroactive Polymers (EAP) as artificial muscles. Bar-Cohen has long proposed an arm wrestling contest that pits a human against a robot arm powered by EAP muscles. He may finally be able to stage the first real contest in 2005 thanks to continuing advances in EAP. For more info, see our story from last year on Bar-Cohen's project.

Artificial Link Popularity

Artificial Link Popularity 01/06/2003 09:37 PM
"...having a very hard time figuring out just exactly what �Artificial Link Popularity� is. I mean you either have link pop or you don�t. Sites link to you or they don�t, nothing artificial about that."

The Limits of Artificial Intelligence

The Limits of Artificial Intelligence 12/19/2004 03:41 PM
A new ACM Ubiquity article addresses what the author, Alexandru Tugui, believes are limitations of artificial intelligence that cannot be overcome. The article is primarily concered with AI as a simulation of biological intelligence rather than with the creation of real machine intelligence. Even so, some of his objections seem a bit odd, such as the claim that AI can never truly simulate biological intelligence because it is limited to 1s and 0s whereas biological intelligence can have intermediate values. A CD player is a computer that deals only with 1s and 0s, yet it seems to simulate analog music quite easily.

Artificial Intelligence from the Bible

Artificial Intelligence from the Bible 08/17/2004 04:08 AM
Artificial Intelligence from the Bible
http://use rs.adelphia.net/~lilavois/Seven/bible.html

According to this site, the secret of AI can be found in the Bible. The author seems to have gone to great lengths to support his theory that some biblical metaphors, especially in the book of Revelation, represent a description of how the brain works. He makes several predictions about the internal organization of the brain based on his interpretation of the metaphors. He seems to be confident that his predictions will be confirmed in the lab. He even has an experimental program which he is using to test his hypothesis. This has been added to Artificial Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

The Power of Artificial Muscles

The Power of Artificial Muscles 03/08/2004 11:27 PM
For years, researchers have been tinkering with electroactive polymers, a type of artificial muscle. But the work finally appears to be paying off with some useful products. By Steve Nadis from Wired magazine.

Artificial Intelligence Resources

Artificial Intelligence Resources 07/05/2004 04:18 PM


Artificial Intelligence Resources
http://www.AIResources.info

Artificial Intelligence Resources is a Subject Tracer™ Information Blog developed and created by the Virtual Private Library™. It is designed to bring together the latest resources and sources on an ongoing basis from the Internet on Artificial Intelligence on the Internet. We always welcome suggestions of additional sites and resources to be added to this comprehensive listing and please submit by clicking here. This site has been developed and maintained by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.. Additional links and resources by Marcus are available by clicking here.

Artificial Prion Created

Artificial Prion Created 07/29/2004 11:58 PM

Artificial Intelligence for Computer
Games

Artificial Intelligence for Computer
Games 02/01/2005 09:12 PM

Agriculture gains artificial
intelligence

Agriculture gains artificial
intelligence 06/18/2004 10:08 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jun 19 2004 2:20AM GMT

Singularity Institute for Artificial
Intelligence

Singularity Institute for Artificial
Intelligence 07/22/2004 06:18 AM
Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
http://www.singinst.org/

The Singularity Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for the pursuit of Friendly AI and responsible intelligence enhancement – a mission of immense potential and consequence. Because intelligence determines how well problems are solved, the responsible enhancement of intelligence – a safe Singularity – will make difficult problems, such as the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's and AIDS, much easier to solve. If intelligence is improved greatly, every humanitarian problem will be more amenable to solution. Because AI is positioned as the first technology to enhance intelligence significantly, the Singularity Institute concentrates on the research and development of humane AI. By solely pursuing a beneficial Singularity, we present the rare opportunity for rational altruism. This has been added to Artificial Intelligence Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

Artificial Blood Tested Without Consent
(AP)

Artificial Blood Tested Without Consent
(AP) 02/19/2004 04:59 PM
AP - Paramedics are testing an experimental blood substitute on severely injured patients without their consent in an unusual study under way or proposed at 20 hospitals around the country.

Artificial Intelligence heads for the
mainstream

Artificial Intelligence heads for the
mainstream 09/20/2004 08:57 AM
vnunet.com Sep 20 2004 12:54PM GMT

Human Remains Used in Artificial Reefs
(AP)

Human Remains Used in Artificial Reefs
(AP) 09/25/2004 07:31 PM
AP - As if shooting a loved one's ashes into space or pressing them into artificial diamonds were not sufficiently offbeat, relatives of the deceased now can have their ashes mixed into concrete to help form ocean habitats.

First Reproducing Artificial Virus
Created

First Reproducing Artificial Virus
Created 11/14/2003 12:34 PM

Growing Artificial Societies: Sugarscape

Growing Artificial Societies: Sugarscape 01/18/2004 06:03 PM
Project status update and request for help

Alicebot in Artificial Intelligence
wonderland

Alicebot in Artificial Intelligence
wonderland 09/22/2004 06:36 AM
Computer Buyer Sep 22 2004 10:28AM GMT

First All-Artificial Feature Film
Released

First All-Artificial Feature Film
Released 06/03/2004 01:49 PM

defends the artificial scarcity of IP
addresses

defends the artificial scarcity of IP
addresses 01/22/2004 02:36 AM
Martin Geddes defends the artificial scarcity of IP addresses -- the source of NAT -- as a legitimate application of price discrimination. My respose is always the same: Just because the laws of economics say it's a good idea doesn't mean I have to like it. And to use his airplane analogy, I'd rather a plane full of $400 seats with uniformly good service.

A New Company to Focus on Artificial
Intelligence

A New Company to Focus on Artificial
Intelligence 03/23/2005 11:01 PM
The technologist and the marketing executive who co-founded Palm Computing are starting a new company to license software technologies based on a theory of how the mind works.

Artificial Intelligence Remains Elusive

Artificial Intelligence Remains Elusive 05/02/2004 05:49 AM
Artificial Intelligence Remains Elusive by Fred Reed of The Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/technology/20040421-092316-6983r.htm
Whatever happened to artificial intelligence? There was a time, a couple of decades ago, when computers were expected soon to be able to behave intelligently -- to talk to people in English, answer questions, and make complex decisions. What people really had in mind was an artificial human. HAL, the computer in the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey,' comes to mind. It didn't happen. Today, although computers have advanced phenomenally in power, we see them doing very little that reasonably could be called intelligent. We still can't talk to computers about the meaning of art or why Rome fell. Why? ... First, it's harder than many thought it would be. ... Another reason for the apparent lack of machine intelligence is that, if you know how a computer does something, it no longer seems intelligent. ... An example of what might be regarded as intelligent behavior is automated translation of language. This is done by Google, for example. ... Finally, the use in connection with computers of words such as 'memory,' 'language' and 'logic' raised expectations of potential human likeness that weren't supported by reality."

Artificial intellect remains elusive

Artificial intellect remains elusive 04/22/2004 01:02 AM
Washington Times Apr 22 2004 5:14AM GMT

Artificial sweeteners screw up appetite

Artificial sweeteners screw up appetite 07/01/2004 03:34 AM
Artificial sweeteners disrupt your body's ability to accurately guage your caloric intake and regulate your appetite accordingly.

Professor Terry Davidson and associate professor Susan Swithers, both in the Department of Psychological Sciences, found that artificial sweeteners may disrupt the body's natural ability to "count" calories based on foods' sweetness. This finding may explain why increasing numbers of people in the United States lack the natural ability to regulate food intake and body weight. The researchers also found that thick liquids aren't as satisfying – calorie for calorie – as are more solid foods.

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Artificial Intelligence Resources from
Marcus Zillman

Artificial Intelligence Resources from
Marcus Zillman 07/07/2004 07:48 PM
Marcus Zillman has launched another Subject Tracer Information Blog, this one devoted to artificial intelligence resources, at http://www.AIResources.info . This one page link resource is set up under one category,...

3IA'2004 - Computer Graphics and
Artificial Intelligence

3IA'2004 - Computer Graphics and
Artificial Intelligence 12/02/2003 01:35 AM
NetLib Nov 27 2003 4:13AM ET

Company Claims Working Artificial Cortex

Company Claims Working Artificial Cortex 07/19/2004 01:29 PM
Artificial Development claims to have developed a working "Autonomous Cognitive Model" (ACM) based on the human cortex. They say this AI has a persona named "Kjell" (after one of Alan Turing's lovers) and was activated in late June. Kjell is said to have a working frontal cortex, motor, and somatosensory areas but does not yet have visual or auditory cortex areas. The hippocampus, basal ganglia and thalamic systems are also "under development". The system is composed of 20 billion neurons capable of 20 trillion connections. It runs on a Linux-based hardware cluster of 500 dual-CPU nodes with a total of 1 terabyte of RAM and 200 terabytes of storage. They claim the system is 10,000 times larger than any previous attempt at creating AI and rivals the complexity of mammalian brains.

4th WSEAS Int.Conf. on ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, KNOWLEDGE

4th WSEAS Int.Conf. on ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, KNOWLEDGE 11/25/2003 10:22 PM
NetLib Nov 25 2003 8:23AM ET

Tech CEOs Say Artificial Barrier Are Bad
(Unless They're Protecting Us)

Tech CEOs Say Artificial Barrier Are Bad
(Unless They're Protecting Us) 06/17/2004 01:14 PM
This won't come as much of a surprise of course, but it's a bit amusing to notice the internal inconsistencies in the BSA's tech policy forum in Congress this week. The BSA, which like the RIAA and MPAA, has no problem ignoring more nuanced discussions on important topics if it thinks they will cloud the point they're making -- even if that point is questionable. The latest is that they sent a bunch of big name tech CEOs to go talk to some senators about artifi cial barriers are bad (unless they're talking about artificial barriers that protect BSA companies). While the CEOs and the BSA will likely insist that's not the case at all, a quick look at their two main issues proves it's true. First, the group pointed out why protectionist trade policies are bad, and talked about how offshoring was helping to boost the US economy. In other words: "artificial barriers are bad" because they don't let the market do what it needs to do. They then immediately switched course to talk about how the government needs to step up their efforts to stop intellectual property violations. Intellectual property laws, of course, are "artificial barriers" as well. They're just government created barriers on the use of information. However, for BSA members, these artificial barriers will never be strong enough, as they went on and on about how they need the government to be stronger about enforcing these barriers. In fact, they specifically warn that no changes are needed in the dreadful DMCA law. That statement actually came from Adobe's CEO who once used the DMCA to keep a man in jail for months for writing software that was perfectly legal.

Perl Artificial Intelligence AI Software
Engineer

Perl Artificial Intelligence AI Software
Engineer 06/04/2004 12:09 PM
Pro-Quest Resourcing Ltd - United Kingdom, South East, City, London (2004-06-04)

No, Paul. Eating an artificial fire log
is stupid.

No, Paul. Eating an artificial fire log
is stupid. 01/05/2005 04:09 PM
The Great Eastern ran on CBC Radio from '94 until '99. Sublimely funny, the show lives on with complete episode archives, select clips and some detailed back< /a>story. I haven't heard anything as well written in a long, long time. Subtle satire at its best.

Breast cancer linked to artificial light

Breast cancer linked to artificial light 02/07/2005 02:08 AM
Cory Doctorow: When I was working on Eastern Standard Tribe, my editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden told me that he thought that the electric light was a kind of drug, the kind of thing it takes a civilization a century to absorb, a hundred-year-long interregnum like the industrial century that Russian staggered through under the influence of vodka, or the lowlanders' gin-soaked hallucinogenic century. The ability to work when the sun was down, to ignore the seasons' rhythm that we'd been guided by since we were photosynthesizing single-celled organisms -- it's the kind of thing that can and does drive us all mad. (David Marusek, a brilliant sf writer who lives in Alaska, once described whole towns of people from away that would crop up during the summer season -- hoteliers and waiters and loggers and gas-station attendants -- none of whom had ever seen the midnight sun, staying awake for days on end, brawling and hallucinating and screwing their brains out, like a Bosch illustration).

Now there's a theory that breast cancer is related to hormone imbalances caused by artificial lighting. Our ability to best our meat and bend it to our will is overstated, I think -- the meat always gets its own back.

Their theory that artificial light can cause breast cancer is simple. Prolonged periods of exposure to artificial light disrupt the body's circadian rhythms - the inner biological clocks honed over thousands of years of evolution to regulate behaviors such as sleep and wakefulness. The disruption affects levels of hormones such as melatonin and the workings of cellular machinery, which can trigger the onset of cancer, Stevens theorizes.

"Mankind has only been exposed to these light sources for 150 years or so," Stevens said.

So far, the theory is based largely on suggestive, but inconclusive, observational studies. For instance, night-shift workers such as nurses tend to be more prone to develop breast cancer than day-shift workers, and blind women are less likely to have breast cancer than women with sight.

Link (via Circadiana)

BOS-Alarmgeber-Simulation

BOS-Alarmgeber-Simulation 05/27/2004 06:17 PM
Release der Version 1.2.1

Simulation-Automate-1.0.1

Simulation-Automate-1.0.1 08/13/2004 05:50 PM

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I Sing the Body's Pattern Recognition
Machine

I Sing the Body's Pattern Recognition
Machine 06/14/2004 09:32 PM
The brain is a pattern-mad supposing machine.

Pattern Recognition - Poor man's review.

Pattern Recognition - Poor man's review. 05/09/2004 11:01 PM
Been listening to Pattern Recognition by William Gibson… Too lazy to do a review, so I’ll just paste this chatlog...

William Gibson's "Pattern Recognition"
-- what did I miss?

William Gibson's "Pattern Recognition"
-- what did I miss? 08/20/2004 06:14 AM

The worst book that I've read during this trip around Japan is William Gibson's Pattern Recognition.  I finished it only because it is difficult to find English-language books in rural Japan.  I'm confused because I think that I bought it because of some positive reviews in newspapers or magazines and I'm wondering if I missed something.  Here's the review that I posted to amazon.com:

This is like one of those trashy "sex and shopping" novels but without the sex.  And the shopping isn't very interesting either, being mostly for stuff that was worth buying in the early 1990s such as a Machintosh laptop computer.  The main premise of the book seems pointless.  Some people make videos that they want to release anonymously on the Internet.  Instead of doing the obvious thing of transferring from camcorder to PC and offering on some peer-to-peer network they hire the one company in the world that can add some coded info down in the noise and then stick the filmmaker's email address into the footage.  Ignoring the fact that this idea goes back about 50 years, why would someone who wanted to remain anonymous do this?  Gibson never explains that.

The book also talks about traveling to London, Tokyo, and Moscow.  None of this seems relevant to the story, all of which could just as easily been set in Indiana.  Maybe putting it in enabled the author to deduct some airfares and hotel stays.  There is a lot of stuff about brand names in the book, some of which might impress a peasant who had recently moved to Shanghai to work at Pizza Hut.

Any fans of the book want to educate me as to what I missed?

Speech-Recognition Software

Speech-Recognition Software 08/30/2004 07:39 PM
G4 Tech TV Aug 30 2004 11:47PM GMT

Music Recognition Software

Music Recognition Software 09/17/2004 09:48 PM
By Christopher Breen, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

IBM to Open Voice Recognition Software

IBM to Open Voice Recognition Software 09/13/2004 07:17 AM

Photo Recognition Software Gives
Location

Photo Recognition Software Gives
Location 04/19/2004 07:08 AM
Photo Recognition Software Gives Location By James Randerson
http:// www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994857

"You are lost in a foreign city, you don't speak the language and you are late for your meeting. What do you do? Take out your cellphone, photograph the nearest building and press send. For a small fee, photo recognition software on a remote server works out precisely where you are, and sends back directions that will get you to your destination. That, at least, is what two researchers at the University of Cambridge in the UK hope their software will one day be used for. Roberto Cipolla and Duncan Robertson have developed a program that can match a photograph of a building to a database of images. ... The software can match two images even when they are taken at a different times of day, from different angles and with clutter such as pedestrians and vehicles in the way. 'That's an easy problem for a human, but it's very difficult for a computer,' says Robertson."

Notes and Tips: Voice-Recognition
Software

Notes and Tips: Voice-Recognition
Software 05/07/2004 09:15 AM
Readers share tips and experiences about voice-recognition software for the Mac.

LAPD studies facial recognition software

LAPD studies facial recognition software 12/27/2004 01:08 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 27 2004 4:59PM GMT

OnSpot Handwriting Recognition Software
Discounted

OnSpot Handwriting Recognition Software
Discounted 02/10/2004 09:25 AM

LAPD Studies Facial Recognition Software
(AP)

LAPD Studies Facial Recognition Software
(AP) 12/25/2004 05:22 PM
AP - The Los Angeles Police Department is experimenting with facial-recognition software it says will help identify suspects, but civil liberties advocates say the technology raises privacy concerns and may not identity people accurately.

BEA's WebLogic Workshop 8.1 and Server
8.1 win recognition from PC Magazine for
outstanding features

BEA's WebLogic Workshop 8.1 and Server
8.1 win recognition from PC Magazine for
outstanding features 12/10/2003 04:31 AM
AME Info Dec 10 2003 3:35AM ET

LA Police Dept. Studies Facial
Recognition Software

LA Police Dept. Studies Facial
Recognition Software 12/26/2004 11:04 PM
The Los Angeles Police Department is experimenting with facial-recognition software it says will help identify suspects, but civil liberties advocates say the technology raises privacy concerns and may not identity people accurately.

Decuma Releasing Handwriting Recognition
Software for Palm OS and Pocket PC

Decuma Releasing Handwriting Recognition
Software for Palm OS and Pocket PC 12/20/2003 03:48 PM
BrightHand Dec 20 2003 2:09PM ET

IBM Contributes Speech Recognition
Software to Open Source (NewsFactor)

IBM Contributes Speech Recognition
Software to Open Source (NewsFactor) 09/14/2004 02:40 PM
NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) will contribute speech recognition software to the open source community in the hope of promoting standardized and compatible speech-enabled applications.

LAPD studies facial recognition software
Review: PlayStation Portable a likely
hit Military seeks te

LAPD studies facial recognition software
Review: PlayStation Portable a likely
hit Military seeks te 12/26/2004 04:39 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Sat Dec 25, 05:58 pm GMT

Planetwide Games Brings the 1st Fantasy
Player vs. Player MMORPG "Risk Your
Life" to North American Video Game
Players

Planetwide Games Brings the 1st Fantasy
Player vs. Player MMORPG "Risk Your
Life" to North American Video Game
Players 12/22/2004 01:05 AM
Open Beta for �Risk Your Life� Passes 100,000 North American Registered Player Milestone in 8 Weeks, Joining 1.2 Million Players Worldwide [PRWEB Dec 21, 2004]

Wizzard Expands Target Market With
WizzScribe Server-Based Speech
Recognition; Company Expands Portfolio
Of Offerings To Corporate Users With IBM
Speech Technology

Wizzard Expands Target Market With
WizzScribe Server-Based Speech
Recognition; Company Expands Portfolio
Of Offerings To Corporate Users With IBM
Speech Technology 09/03/2004 03:00 AM
Wizzard Software (OTCBB:WIZD) announced today they have expanded their portfolio of offerings powered by IBM WebSphere Voice Application Access 5.0. The WizzScribe Software Developers Kit (SDK) and server-based runtimes support the offline conversion of voice audio into text, bringing large vocabulary voice recognition technology to a new generation of business applications. Wizzard chose IBM's WVAA 5.0 solution because of its rapid application environment and built in authentication technologies - freeing the developer to focus on core business application logic. It is IBM's premiere solution for the delivery of voice portals and managed voice applications. [PRWEB Sep 3, 2004]

Provisioning gets its recognition

Provisioning gets its recognition 01/16/2004 11:02 AM
In the last issue, when I mentioned that provisioning is now only a small part of the entire identity management spectrum and needs to be integrated with the rest and be part of vendor offerings, it was not with any specific event in mind. I'd written those words before Christmas, so I wasn't influenced by the Dec. 30 announcement that Netegrity was acquiring Business Layers, arguably the last of the "pure play" provisioning companies. The acquisition follows Sun's purchase of Waveset and the previous acquisition of Access360 by IBM's Tivoli division.

Music Recognition

Music Recognition 01/07/2004 04:44 PM

Shazam is offering an interesting paid service to cell phone users in the UK that will recognize songs over the phone, and then send a text message with the track details back to them. Users can then optionally review and buy the tracks later from their Web site.

"Now you can know the name of any track, anywhere in the UK. Just hit 2580 on your mobile phone, aim it at any loud music for 30 seconds and we'll txt you back the name of the track and artist."

Amazing.

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Recognition for our founders

Recognition for our founders 12/24/2004 12:50 PM
All of us at Six Apart are extremely proud of two extraordinary bits of recognition that our co-founders Ben and...

"The Science of Word Recognition"

"The Science of Word Recognition" 09/03/2004 03:55 PM

Report: Voice Recognition

Report: Voice Recognition 08/30/2004 09:59 AM
David Pogue explains why he has to use a Windows PC for dictation.

Biometric recognition gets right in your
face

Biometric recognition gets right in your
face 05/05/2004 06:56 AM
3D imaging technology

Perfecting facial recognition

Perfecting facial recognition 03/13/2003 10:20 AM

Speech Recognition in Silicon

Speech Recognition in Silicon 09/14/2004 10:33 AM

HP Contract Workers Sue For Recognition

HP Contract Workers Sue For Recognition 03/22/2005 03:39 PM

Uh, um and nationality and speech
recognition

Uh, um and nationality and speech
recognition 01/10/2004 09:38 AM
"Signposting" -- involuntarily uttering little interstitial syllables between words, like "um" and "uh" -- varies widely from country to country, and makes life difficult for speech-recognition software.

The French say something that sounds like euh, and Hebrew speakers say ehhh. Serbs and Croats say ovay, and the Turks say mmmmm. The Japanese say eto (eh-to) and ano (ah-no), the Spanish este, and Mandarin speakers neige (NEH-guh) and jiege (JEH-guh). In Dutch and German you can say uh, um, mmm. In Swedish it's eh, ah, aah, m, mm, hmm, ooh, a and oh; in Norwegian, e, eh, m and hm.

These interruptions, it turns out, plague machines more than people -- speech-recognition systems in particular -- so researchers have increasingly been turning their attention to uh and um (among other so-called disfluencies).

Link (via Foe Romeo)

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