Project Halo is an artificial intelligence initiative of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and his investment group, Vulcan Inc. In this article, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer says that “Allen claims success in work on computers that can reason.”
“The project seeks to develop a so-called Digital Aristotle, named after the Greek philosopher who, in a far simpler day, is said to have known the answer to any question about science.
The project’s early phases are limited to hard science, specifically chemistry, and was a success according to project manager Noah Friedland. He thinks that this technology could be applied to education and customer service.
This technology could, for example, replace the one-third of the work force at Amazon.com handling customer service, he said
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