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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
From Schneier on Security Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration … B. Schneier | February 29, 2024
Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) by ICANN
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Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) by ICANN

So, what is Universal Acceptance ? It is the state where all valid domain names and email addresses are accepted, validated, stored, processed and displayed correctly... Don Hollander
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | December 12, 2018 at 05:44 AM
I recommend the links at the bottom of Peter Norvig’s post: https://norvig.com/spell-correct.html
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I recommend the links at the bottom of Peter Norvig’s post: https://norvig.com/spell-correct.html

I recommend the links at the bottom of Peter Norvig’s post: https://norvig.com/spell-correct.html Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | December 8, 2018 at 02:50 PM
NIPS 2018 Post
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NIPS 2018 Post

Today was my first day at a NIPS conference.  Advertising note, before my thoughts on the experience:Tomorrow I'll be stationed at a poster 10:45 AM -- 12:45 PM... Michael Mitzenmacher
From My Biased Coin | December 5, 2018 at 06:35 PM
Rajasthan State’s New Email Project Brings Millions of Hindi Speakers Online
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group

Rajasthan State’s New Email Project Brings Millions of Hindi Speakers Online

Internet adoption in India, one of the world's fastest growing economies, reached a key milestone earlier this year with 500 million Internet users – more thanRajasthan... Don Hollander
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | December 4, 2018 at 03:12 AM
Mike, I appreciate your detailed response.
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Mike, I appreciate your detailed response.

Mike, I appreciate your detailed response. And I agree that there are worse possible worlds than our present one — specifically, that replacing disclosed advertising... Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | December 3, 2018 at 04:46 PM
Are Ads Really That Bad?
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Are Ads Really That Bad?

Long-time readers know that I’m not a fan of ads. Specifically, I’m not a fan of ad-supported business models. But is that just a matter of personal taste? Or does... Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | November 26, 2018 at 10:01 AM
Rabin Postdoctoral Fellowship Advertising Post
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Rabin Postdoctoral Fellowship Advertising Post

Michael O. Rabin Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Computer ScienceDeadline for full consideration: December 3, 2018.  Applications can be submitted here:https... Michael Mitzenmacher
From My Biased Coin | October 25, 2018 at 03:43 PM
Activate 2018: Search in Practice
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Activate 2018: Search in Practice

I don’t always attend conferences. But when I do, I prefer conferences full of search practitioners focused on solving real-world problems.I just came back from... Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | October 19, 2018 at 12:39 PM
Enterprise Benefits of Internationalized Domain Names
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group

Enterprise Benefits of Internationalized Domain Names

By Dr. Ajay Data, Founder and CEO, XgenPlus Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) enable people around the world to use domain names in local languages and scripts... Don Hollander
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | October 16, 2018 at 04:06 AM
Thanks for the kind words.
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Thanks for the kind words.

Thanks for the kind words. As for how to get your team to approach query understanding, it’s hard to give generic advice. But if you can find a way to categorize... Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | October 2, 2018 at 11:07 PM
Query Understanding, Divided into Three Parts
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Query Understanding, Divided into Three Parts

Julius Caesar started his famous text on the Gallic wars with the sentence “Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres.”Like Gaul, query understanding is, as a whole... Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | October 2, 2018 at 12:34 PM
Thanks for the shout-out!
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Thanks for the shout-out!

Thanks for the shout-out! I also recommend Giovanni Fernandez-Kincade’s posts on the subject, which you can find at https://medium.com/related-works-inc. Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | September 13, 2018 at 06:00 PM
Lenore Blum interview
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Lenore Blum interview

I've just read this, and do not have any specific comments, but I thought this interview with Lenore Blum on her recently announced resignation from CMU would be... Michael Mitzenmacher
From My Biased Coin | September 10, 2018 at 02:53 PM
Progress with Email Address Internationalisation
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group

Progress with Email Address Internationalisation

By Don Hollander The Universal Acceptance Steering Group is focused on getting all applications to accept all domain names and all email addresses. We’re doingProgress... Don Hollander
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group | September 6, 2018 at 03:11 AM
Thanks Vibhu.
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Thanks Vibhu.

Thanks Vibhu. There are a lot of published case studies about A/B testing in general, but I’m not sure what’s published specifically about A/B testing for search... Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | September 4, 2018 at 11:05 AM
Thoughts about Managing Search Teams
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Thoughts about Managing Search Teams

There are lots of articles out there telling you how to be a good manager. This isn’t one of them. This post is specifically directed at people who manage search... Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | August 30, 2018 at 10:02 AM
Real Talk About Synonyms and Search
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Real Talk About Synonyms and Search

When I talk to software engineers and product managers about improving their search engines, the conversation often leads to query expansion, and specifically synonyms... Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | August 20, 2018 at 10:01 AM
I can’t share those details, but I can say that geography certainly impact latency when you’re…
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I can’t share those details, but I can say that geography certainly impact latency when you’re…

I can’t share those details, but I can say that geography certainly impact latency when you’re serving from the cloud, especially when you are doing query processing... Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | August 17, 2018 at 11:06 AM
Search: Should You Build, Buy, or Borrow?
From The Noisy Channel

Search: Should You Build, Buy, or Borrow?

Search: Should You Build, Buy, Or Borrow?A challenge that many companies face is deciding whether to build, buy, or borrow their core search technology. As with... Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | August 17, 2018 at 10:01 AM
Thanks Shawn!
From The Noisy Channel

Thanks Shawn!

Thanks Shawn! I think that Amazon was the first place that I saw this flow, and it certainly inspired my team’s work at LinkedIn. Amazon’s price sort can still... Daniel Tunkelang
From The Noisy Channel | August 7, 2018 at 11:55 PM
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