[Hidden-tech] need thoughts on future search tools for kid's book

[Lou Davis]

Fun project Amy...

I don't think there will be desktop computers in 20+ yrs...  Everything
computerized will be hand-held (at its largest manifestation), and most
devises will be worn (i.e. headgear).  All your query will have to
include will be geographic latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates
(with circumferential parameters) and the search terms "tribes",
"humans" and "western school project" and your results will include a
treatise including a foundational Darwinian preamble, a timeline of the
natural resource decline (mapped to global climate change indicators)
and a paralleled geopolitical and genocidal history.

Hmm.  Sorry so foreboding.  It must be Al Gore's influence - and too
much CNN.

Lou

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Hi all,

I've got a wonderful (I think) book coming out with Dutton next year 
called 2030. It's all about life in the future. The co-author is 
James Daly who founded Business 2.0 and works for George Lucas.

We'd be really, really grateful for advice on what the bots of the 
future will be (circa 2030). The original text is below and the 
editor's suggestion (pretty much dissed) is below that. Jim thought 
we ought to talk about "spiders," but that's so today.

Anyone out there have a thought on what search tools of the future 
will be like or called? This has to be something in R & D or 
conceptualized today. I'll try to get you an acknowledgement for your
time.

best,

Amy Zuckerman
HT Founder


Here is the original text:

In social studies class you are studying Africa. Your teacher asks 
you to find an article on your desktop computer about the people of 
Central Africa. By 2030 there is so much information on the web that 
you need a software tool called a 'bot to help find the data. 'Bots 
are animated computer figures that ask questions to make your data 
search easier.

Here is my suggestion for changing it...

In social studies class you are studying Africa. Your teacher asks 
you to find an article on your desktop computer about the people of 
Central Africa.By 2030,computer memory has grown so large, that all 
knowledge since the dawn of civilization will be available on line. 
Using special "thinking" software called Artificial Intelligence, the 
computer will not only find the answer to your question but will also 
try to guess what else you might need before you ask it.


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