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What is meant by "semantic" in Semantic Web is not that computers are going to understand the meaning of anything, but that the logical pieces of meaning can be mechanically manipulated by a machine to useful human ends. http://www.xml.com/pub...
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Then why not choose a different word? The word 'semantic' describes exactly what the 'semwebers' aren't going to do.
- Cliff Gerrish
I don't know, I don't get to choose the words that the public chooses to describe things. But I'm more interested in the meaning than the vocabulary.
- Igor Goldkind
And you wonder why the semweb has a branding problem...
- Cliff Gerrish
Semantic just means to do with meaning, in linguistics, philosophy or computer science.
- Igor Goldkind
And what is meaning to do with?
- Cliff Gerrish
Intelligibility.
- Igor Goldkind
No, a meaningful thing doesn't have to be 'intelligible.'
- Cliff Gerrish
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What do mean? meaning as value or discernment? machines don't value but they can discern. hence, the semantic web
- Igor Goldkind
Can a machine discern the meaning of my tone of voice as I curse at it?
- Cliff Gerrish
Actually there are NLP applications that can.
- Igor Goldkind
And how do they deal with the anger?
- Cliff Gerrish
The way machines deal with anything; respond.
- Igor Goldkind
Meaning they don't....
- Cliff Gerrish
Well machines don't have emotions, if that's what your'e digging for but it doesn't mean that they can't respond to emotional cues.
- Igor Goldkind
Does all anger register as the same 'emotional cue' to a machine?
- Cliff Gerrish
I don't know, emotional cues aren't the same as meanings.
- Igor Goldkind
And therefore, have no 'meaning?'
- Cliff Gerrish
No. Equivalence isn't the only relationship.
- Igor Goldkind
No shades, just digital (angry/not angry [true / false] {1/0})
- Cliff Gerrish
How-To: Search the Social Web http://ow.ly/5wlA Big listing of social search tools via @dslunceford Would be better w more evaluation.
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