What's happening at the library and items of interest to the UB community
Last week Jeopardy featured a match between two of their most successful champions and Watson, a computer system developed by IBM. The final score from Jeopardy’s IBM challenge. No copyright infringement intended From a librarian’s perspective, Watson’s ability to seemingly Continue reading Thoughts on Watson and Plagiarism
Among the items in President Obama’s State of the Union Address was a promise to reorganize the U.S. government. The President citied his “favorite example” of odd organization to laughter from members of Congress. “The Interior Department is in charge Continue reading Consider the Salmon, and also the CRO
You might have heard recent news stories concerning Google’s new Art Project. Using Google’s Street View technology, designer Amit Sood teamed up with 17 of the world’s most famous museums, including the MoMA, the Met, the Tate and the Hermitage, Continue reading Google’s new art project