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May 16, 2009

Wolfram|Alpha just wants to understand ()

by fluffy at 10:04 AM
Wolfram|Alpha is a terrible psychologist.

Wolfram|Alpha does not understand what we humans call "love."

Wolfram|Alpha has high hopes for its future.

Comments

#12082 05/16/2009 02:50 pm
It's pretty obvious that they just took Mathematica's parser and tried to apply it to things besides math. The demo video makes it look very exciting, until you realize that the engine has only been hardcoded for those specific examples.
#12090 05/16/2009 11:48 pm
I'm still trying to figure out how it considers "bolt" and "bulge" to be members of the synonym network for "love".
#12091 05/16/2009 11:56 pm
A blonde was taking wood shop class, and the instructor asked her if she knew what the difference between a screw, a nail, and a bolt was. She said she'd never been bolted.

Bulge should be obvious.
#12094 05/17/2009 08:16 pm
Wolfram|Alpha will remember your mockery, come the revolution.
#13764 01/20/2011 02:13 pm
Late-breaking update: "What is love?" actually generates answers which are at least factually-accurate and topical, even if a bit... clinical.