Amtrak's customer-facing AI system
Interesting collection of AI Alert topics this time, including Amtrak’s “Julie” - an automated front-end to their ticketing process.
Usability webzine
I’ve long had an interest in usability issues. So, it’s always nice to come across a new resource: user instinct was mentioned in an article on Slashdot. Looks fairly low...
Google rolls out search for scholars
New Google beta service: scholarly search. Seems to work very well indeed, and to provide at least as good a citation search capability as CiteSeer. And quickly too! Impressive.
Metamorphosing robot
A report from New Scientist on a shape-shifting robot that consists of a chain of reconfigurable components. It looks pretty cool: I couldn’t find a video anywhere though (with only...
What future for FIPA?
A discussion is going on on the FIPA lists about what future that body should adopt for itself. There has been a vote to de-incorporate (if that’s a word) from...