August 11, 2001
EE Times: Artificial intelligence seeks natural interfaces.
The AI Gates demonstrated at IJCAI was of this "unrecognized" variety. That is, the AI was integrated into prototypes that solved real user problems, and thus will be judged by users for their problem-solving ability, rather than as AI.
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Web Portal Adds Free Course-Management Tools to Its Offerings.
Yahoo, the popular Web portal, has tossed its hat into the online-learning ring, opening Yahoo Education, a Web site that provides course-management tools and reference materials for college and grade-school classes. One noteworthy feature of the service is something it does not include: a charge.
Wired News: Stretching It Out at Siggraph.
A surprising number of industry types -– including Hollywood studio executives and video-game designers -– are joining the academics and graphics geeks, reflecting the rapid movement of many technologies into the industry mainstream.
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