Monday, December 10, 2007

Artificial Intelligence: Answer the Questions

The point of AI is to get answers to questions.

In music:

  • What is that instrument?
  • Who is that artist?
  • What else have they done?
  • What is similar?
  • Has this been done before?
  • How is that sound made?
  • What are the words?
  • What is its name?
  • Where was this performed?

In images and video:

  • What is that thing?
  • Who made it?
  • What else have they made?
  • What is similar?
  • Where can I get one?
  • Who is that person?
  • What is it made from?
  • How old is it?
  • Who made it?
  • Can you show me more details?
  • How did they do that?

About things:

  • What are the parts?
  • How much does it cost?
  • Where can I get one?
  • How does it work?
  • Who made it?
  • Who's working on its development?

Then there are the 'what if' scenarios: Substitute this for that - what happens?

AI is so complex and deep that it is very easy to get lost in the implementation details. The details need to get worked out, but the point is to answer questions.

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