So there is an article in yesterday’s FT which is about the ambitions of the folks in Google; where they want to take it. And I read this:
Asked how Google might look in five years’ time, Mr Schmidt said: “We are very early in the total information we have within Google. The algorithms will get better and we will get better at personalisation.“The goal is to enable Google users to be able to ask the question such as ‘What shall I do tomorrow?’ and ‘What job shall I take?’ ”
I’m sorry, but if the day ever dawns when I shall ask a fucking computer service "what shall I do tomorrow?" and "what job shall I take", then that is the time for me to depart this life. I swear, I sometimes think that the pod people are already amongst us. Doubtless, because it’s someone from Google saying this tripe, then others will think it is marvellous. Equally doubtless, had it been someone from Microsoft saying it, then the very same people would be first in line to denounce it for the crap that it is.
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