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On 2/6/13 11:59 PM, Ali SH wrote:
Hi Kingsley,
You make some sweeping claims here...
On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 7:20 PM,
Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Yes, and the tragedy of Siri is that lightweight
semantics applied to unstructured data runs rings
around it, as demonstrated by Google.
Look, if the Siri folks (many who actually know better)
had implemented this solution with a little more
selflessness they would be running rings around Google
today. You wouldn't have Google making a mockery of Siri
on its own home turf.
No it doesn't. The Semantic Web isn't about silo applications. It's
all about the Web and the addition of entity relationship semantics
to the mesh of content constitutes the Web. If Siri was even
marginally close to the essence of the Semantic Web vision it would
have loose coupling to data sources.
Loose coupling to semantically rich data sources data sources on the
Web is how Siri would have protected itself from what's happening
right now i.e., Google runs rings around it, playfully.
That they didn't expose their own methods via open
standards, is a business decision, but i don't think that's their
"downfall" (if we can even call it that). It is true that Apple to
a large extent lobotomized Siri, but I can't make head or tails of
your claims.
Siri is like a human being today that doesn't have the ability to
access new knowledge from subject matter experts. It just knows what
it knows and its sources are mysteriously limited.
In what ways is Google making a "mockery" of Siri?
There are many videos demonstrating that [1][2][3].
Is it doing so using SW standards?
Partially.
Do they expose their own core data in an open way (in this
context)?
Partially.
Google has a virtuous cycle the works well for its goals. It isn't
pure, but it is superior to Apples' approach.
Is there a single SemWeb or LOD project that comes close to
even a fraction of Siri's functionality? C.f:
Compare like with like. Maybe you mean: is there a similar smart
agent that leverages the LOD cloud that one could compare with Siri.
My basic answer: IBM Watson [4].
===
...
If Apple and Google make their virtual assistants really
work, that could be replaced by a much more centralized
approach. Want something? Ask Siri or turn to Google Now and
they’ll do the work of dealing with all those Web pages and
apps for you.
It’s already possible to see how that could make things
easier for people, and also remove the need for them to
install or really be aware of apps as they are today. Many
people with iPhones make use of Wolfram Alpha without ever
installing it, for example, because it is drawn on by Siri.
Likewise, you can find and book a restaurant with Siri
without having installed Yelp or any of its competitors.
Google Now helps a person track sports scores, and deal with
flight boarding passes without their turning directly to
ESPN or United’s own mobile services.
...
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None of these are close to what's possible. IBM Watson is the first
example (not perfect either) of what's possible when an agent is
loosely bound to knowledgebases.
Note, I am being quite kind to Siri :-)
Links:
1.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/11/siri-versus-google-voice-search-fight/
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDsOtdRtG0Q
3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=grmixtB9dZM#t=144s
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFR3lOm_xhE -- Watson .
Kingsley
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