Just how far can artificial intelligence, coupled with the power of a great search algorithm go? Quite far, apparently, as Microsoft’s Cortana has proven itself to deliver some rather startlingly accurate results for the Eurovision Contest as well as the World Cup. I do wonder whether Cortana would agree with Google’s search engine that the next president of the US will be Hillary Clinton – now that would clearly be a momentous time for the entire world.
Basically, when Google search was asked the question: “Who will be the next president?”, it replied with a card that mentioned two words: Hillary Clinton. Apparently, a couple of different ways in which the question was asked resulted in a similar answer, which might just be a glimpse into the future.
It remains to be seen how Google’s search engine works when it comes to optimized results, and I am quite sure that there will be plenty of explanations from the layperson, but for the moment, would you trust this particular outcome, or would you rather rely on what Cortana has to say? It looks like the modern day search engine has taken the role of scrying into a crystal ball, and good looking executives would take the seat of a wizened old lady, warts and all.
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