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Wolfram Alpha updated

Wolfram Alpha LLC announced today that its new Wolfram|Alpha search engine has received an update to improve its robustness.

Enhancements to the company’s body of compiled data includes planetary distances, stock prices, geopolitical names, facts and events, and additional currencies. The search outfit also promises that their engine will be more receptive to natural language questions and exhibit greater self-awareness.

“Today, as one step in our ongoing, long-term development process, we’ve just made live the first broad updates to the core code and data of Wolfram|Alpha” the Wolfram team said in a press release.

The firm also indicated it that it is working to prepare a preview of the next update which could be ready as early as tomorrow. It is expected that the computational search engine still won’t know what to do with your input once this update goes live.

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4 Comments:

  1. UPSLynx
    The Dean of Computer Graphics

    I love that search query.

    Wolfram thinks he's so smart!

  2. Cliff_Forster
    Keepin it real

    They are taking applications for volunteers to offer expert data in certain fields. Looks like they have a real improvement plan.

    I like playing with it. Its not a google replacement, but perhaps it can complement it? Offer a unique type of search function, a little more scientific, and a little less corporate? Time will tell.

  3. Snarkasm
    The Photographer.

    The Firefox plugin is wonderful - gives me my google results and my Wolfram results in the same page.

    I do love the "how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood" query response from Wolfram much more, though.

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