Comments on: Powerset brings the Semantic Web to Wikipedia

Amid speculation that Microsoft is looking to make an acquisition, Powerset is launching a public beta of its semantically rich Wikipedia search engine.

[BlackSand]

Search for "Quantum Mechanic":

Factz from Wikipedia: we found that Quantum Mechanic destroyed Earth

Quantum Mechanic Quantum Mechanic destroyed
Earth.
Results for Quantum Mechanic destroyed Earth

Captain Universe It then possessed Evan Swann to stop the Quantum Mechanic from destroying the Earth.

[Codonology]

I see this as an extra step for a set of complete learning and reasoning tools in future. However, we still have to ask this simple question: What is a concept? Before such fundamental question is truly answered, all the tools to be made are flawed in the value of its entirety.
Have a good future!
Hua Fang
(a codonologist , refer to my website: www.Codonology.com)

[michael_o]

I must be missing something: entering the same search results into the Wikipedia search directly seems to lead to better results: more intelligently grouped, equally germane, and longer descriptions.

[ghostofitpast]

I do not think you are missing anything. I discovered that I had to be really inventive at coming up with a question that could not be answered directly through Wikipedia. I wrote up my results at:

http://therehearsalstudio.blogspot.com/2008/05/playing-with-powerset.html