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What bothers me about Pell's blog entry is that he acts as if Powerset has already accomplished something and that this is just some type of fine-tuned adjustme
by anaphoric 19y ago
What bothers me about Pell's blog entry is that he acts as if Powerset has already accomplished something and that this is just some type of fine-tuned adjustment.
Giving a bunch of private demos and keeping the community waiting while hyping your solution is not impressive. I work in natural language interfaces (http://geo.anaphoric.com http://geo.anaphoric.com) so I know how difficult it is to actually put up a demo that does something. Check out our demo and you can assess if it has any value. But at least we am willing to show something!
But powerset might ruin the reputation of natural language interfaces yet again. Where's the beef Powerset!?
Even if your stuff isn't so great, you must show it. Or make a firm announcment about when you will show it. Don't let this whole thing just fizzle down without at least giving us all a peek.
Yes I have contacted PowerSet about getting into their powerlabs several times now and while I have been promised an invitation, I still am not being let in to take a look. This bugs me.
All this said, if they really knock this out of the park I will turn around and be a cheerleader for them. I want them to be great!
- blader 19y agoHey Michael - I just sent an activation email your way. Have fun.
- anaphoric 19y agoThanks. I look forward to it. I have an open mind. Regards, MM
- anaphoric 19y agoSo I was finally invited into Powerlabs and I had a look around. Actually I was mildly impressed. I have seen a lot of attempts at question answering and it seems like PowerSet is somewhat beyond state-of-the-art. The big questions I have are scalability and the expressiveness of their index beyond what they are currently showing. In particular I wonder about their ability to handle temporal relationships. All in all I would say that there is value there. I just hope their money lasts so they can really deliver something big. Most of the companies that find success these days are so very unimpressive from a technology point of view. I think Powerset is different. And don't get me started on what 'sells' in academia these days... Talk about going after low hanging fruit LOL. :-) So three cheers for Powerset. Someone is finally going after something big!