[LINK] Google’s Knowledge Graph

[Jan Whitaker]

At 02:34 PM 21/05/2012, David Boxall wrote:
>Is this a good thing or not? Will it give Google more ways to get inside
>our heads?
>
>  From
><http://theconversation.edu.au/googles-knowledge-graph-has-search-just-changed-forever-7109>

I read this one this morning, too. I think predictive results that 
are based on a knowledge schema with crossing metadata is a good 
thing. What I don't appreciate is predictive serving that includes my 
habits in the mix. That's when things get creepy. The first is 
relatively objective while the second is more subjective as applied 
by someone else (here, eat your porridge, it's good for you). Both 
are open for manipulation, but the second is worse.

IMO
Jan



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