CNet interviews Craig Silverstein, who joined Sergey Brin and Larry Page to build Google. He gets asked about Google and the future of searching. Silverstein talks in general terms but the interview is still interesting. He talks about reference librarians being able to 'understand emotions and other non factual information' provided by people, and then being able to apply these cues and apply this intelligence in using Google to help answer people's queries.
He says: "So, part of the goal is to make computers smart enough so that when you interact with them, they can do something with that information to help you actually get better results. That is certainly something Google thinks about to improve quality.
When do you think that kind of artificially intelligent search will happen?
I think that understanding language is kind of the last frontier in artificial intelligence, and then talking to a computer will be just like talking to a reference librarian, because they will both be equally knowledgeable about the world and about you."
Article at: http://news.com.com/Google's+man+behind+the+curtain/2008-1024_3-5208228.html?part=rss&tag=5208228&subj=news.1024.null
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