wolfram alpha

whoa doggy----this sounds good:

The new system, Wolfram Alpha, showcased at Harvard University in the US last week, takes the first step towards what many consider to be the internet's Holy Grail – a global store of information that understands and responds to ordinary language in the same way a person does. . . . 'It will understand what you are talking about,' he said. 'We are just at the beginning. I think we've got a reasonable start on 90 per cent of the shelves in a typical reference library.' The engine, which will be free to use, works by drawing on the knowledge on the internet, as well as private databases. Dr Wolfram said he expected that about 1,000 people would be needed to keep its databases updated with the latest discoveries and information.

except that i just watched the matrix again last night, and . . . .