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> “Stephen Wolfram, the mind behind Wolfram|Alpha, can’t do long division...” What the heck kind of article is this...? I can’t read it seriously.
by williamstein 9y ago
> “Stephen Wolfram, the mind behind Wolfram|Alpha, can’t do long division...”
What the heck kind of article is this...? I can’t read it seriously.
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- Rjevski 9y agoEven if this was true, what's the problem? He built a successful business that many people find useful, and that's good enough for me.
- williamstein 9y agoI respect the abilities and accomplishments of Wolfram. My problem with the statement I quoted from the article is that I suspect it is bullshit; I think Stephen can do long division, and much much more...
- defective 9y ago"I never learned long division, and look at me." -- Stephen Wolfram http://www.stephenwolfram.com/media/meet-inventor-who-makes-complex-calculus-simple/ http://www.stephenwolfram.com/media/meet-inventor-who-makes-...
- jtraffic 9y agoI agree. I got hung up on this: "Wolfram|Alpha uses natural language processing technology, part of the AI family, to provide students with an academic shortcut" WA uses NLP for some things, but not for solving equations.