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There seems to be some misunderstanding. I'm not talking about one app with all these functionalities as distinct features. I'm talking about one app that enabl

There seems to be some misunderstanding. I'm not talking about one app with all these functionalities as distinct features. I'm talking about one app that enables the use of a modern computer-assisted general-purpose language with which people can achieve most of these tasks. The app won't know anything about cabs, sleep, restaurant tables, doors, lights, parking spots. These things are part of a lexicon that exists outside the app, as part of the graph that powers it. Think of this graph as a knowledge base which smart (automated or not) agents can interact with. Once you nail the UX algorithm, you don't need to manually craft unique user interfaces for all possible use cases. It is all done automatically. Also, I don't understand where this need to discuss cost or revenue comes from. Projects that have the largest impact are not motivated by self-interest or money of any kind. What I'm describing will be entirely free, open source, decentralized, etc. It's closer to "English" or "The Internet" than it is to "Instagram" or "Amazon".

nickpsecurity 11y ago
I think you're describing what Semantic Web or agent-oriented computing (esp bots) before it tried to achieve. It would be nice but it might not be possible. The reason is it's against most vendor's and service's interest to standardize their data formats and interfaces for that level of 3rd party integration. They monetize and control more if they do the opposite. Interesting enough, inspired by Siri and AI craze, Facebook is developing a human-assisted AI that might fit the bill. I read about it recently: http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/time-to-meet-the-wizard-facebooks-messenger-head-pulls-back http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/time-to-meet-the-wiza... Watson might be able to pull it off, too. But most people underestimate how hard this stuff is. My stuff long ago used a Tcl variant with restricted use of English verbs and grammar. It was still difficult, slower, and so on. New stuff uses deep NN's, GPU's, etc. You might get your app in next 10 years if they keep progressing as they do.
- miguelrochefort 11y ago
  People won't interact through natural language. That's the big different. I understand how difficult NLP is. I'm talking about creating a completely new language, that looks nothing like English, French or Esperanto. The plan is to introduce this language to kids through a smartphone app. Once they're hooked, the world will change forever.
  - nickpsecurity 11y ago
    Start with something like MIT's Scratch, maybe? They used different shapes and colors like legos to intuitively help kids understood what statements fit together. They ran with it and made all kinds of stuff.

nickpsecurity 11y ago

I think you're describing what Semantic Web or agent-oriented computing (esp bots) before it tried to achieve. It would be nice but it might not be possible. The reason is it's against most vendor's and service's interest to standardize their data formats and interfaces for that level of 3rd party integration. They monetize and control more if they do the opposite. Interesting enough, inspired by Siri and AI craze, Facebook is developing a human-assisted AI that might fit the bill. I read about it recently: http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/time-to-meet-the-wizard-facebooks-messenger-head-pulls-back http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/time-to-meet-the-wiza... Watson might be able to pull it off, too. But most people underestimate how hard this stuff is. My stuff long ago used a Tcl variant with restricted use of English verbs and grammar. It was still difficult, slower, and so on. New stuff uses deep NN's, GPU's, etc. You might get your app in next 10 years if they keep progressing as they do.

miguelrochefort 11y ago
People won't interact through natural language. That's the big different. I understand how difficult NLP is. I'm talking about creating a completely new language, that looks nothing like English, French or Esperanto. The plan is to introduce this language to kids through a smartphone app. Once they're hooked, the world will change forever.
- nickpsecurity 11y ago
  Start with something like MIT's Scratch, maybe? They used different shapes and colors like legos to intuitively help kids understood what statements fit together. They ran with it and made all kinds of stuff.