Wolfram|Alpha?

Posted by Mac² on 04/05/2009

O Wolfram|Alpha parece-me muito, mesmo muito, interessante…

O que é?

The heart of Wolfram|Alpha is a computational engine able to draw on terabytes of curated data and synthesize it into entirely new combinations and presentations. The stock of systematic, structured data in the world is vast, but finite, and the efficient processes developed for Wolfram|Alpha have allowed us to make real progress towards the goal of incorporating all of it.

Our overarching goal, the “higher purpose” of this project, is to make all computable, factual knowledge available to everyone. What Wolfram|Alpha does is compute on top of those facts—answering questions, solving equations, providing insights, projecting future behaviors, and more.

We believe the result is an extremely powerful way of harnessing the world’s knowledge and making it possible for anyone to benefit from that power.

(in Wolfram|Alpha blog)

Não é um mero search engine. Não será o substituto da Wikipedia ou do Google… será diferente, uma espécie de enciclopédia de estatística e factos cujas respostas nos chegam num só pacote, computorizadamente organizado.

Será lançado no princípio deste mês.

Para saber mais:

• Wolfram|Alpha: blog
• Wolfram|Alpha: twitter
• Post no Search Engine Land
• You Tube Videos: curto e longo
• Wolfram|Alpha na Wikipedia