Wolfram|Alpha vs. True Knowledge
Lately, the media has directed a whole lot of attention to the upcoming Wolfram|Alpha, a “computational knowledge engine” that seeks to answer any factual question posed by users in the form of natural language that some say could end up competing with Google on at least a portion of user queries.
Yet, projects of this kind are not at all new to the market: Douglas Lenat’s Cyc and True Knowledge, LLC are just two of the most well-renowned...