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A discussion of the algorithm powering this can be found at: http://www.sphere-engineering.com/blog/quickanswers-io-a-new-algorithm.html http://www.sphere-engin

A discussion of the algorithm powering this can be found at: http://www.sphere-engineering.com/blog/quickanswers-io-a-new-algorithm.html http://www.sphere-engineering.com/blog/quickanswers-io-a-new... However there are actually several types of algorithms working for different kinds of questions. The most general one is explained above.

gone35 12y ago
In the longer term, I'd like to read the entirety of the web and build a complete semantic bayesian map matching a maximum of knowledge items. Also, it would be nice to have access to a visualization tool for the different answers available and their frequency across sectors of opinion, thus solving the problem of subjectivity (which Wikipedia deals with by completely ignoring it). If you haven't already, check out Massimo Marchiori's ideas for his (now defunct) Volunia search engine [1]. You are definitely onto something potentially revolutionary here. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Marchiori http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Marchiori