ChOS Project 22
Humane answering machine
You probably know Google, AltaVista and other search engines. The
search engines contain lots of information but they are not too
humane. This project aims to build a humane answering machine, a
search engine which would be just about maximally humane!?! Basically
the search engine should have humans on the other end for giving the
answers. The answers need not be free, politically correct or right -
on the other hand they might be. At least all given answers should be
with a touch of a human. Technically this is a very advanced project
and it most likely requires project Othernet and possible project
UN-Yellar to be completed first.
Why this project? This project is for improving the internet
services. For example many seniors don't understand English and thus
may find it difficult to find information. On the other hand juniors
or might be good in finding information. So junior put a price tag for
his services and submits it to 'search central' board. Senior (with
cash) submits a question to 'search central' with a price tag. Search
'central operator' locks a question and asks junior interest. If
Junior accepts the question a deal is done. Next the junior has 5
minutes to obtain an answer to question and submit it to senior. If
the given answer is good Junior and 'search central'-board operator
split the payment. If the answer is bad Senior may be allowed to give
bad feedback rating to Junior and operator or perhaps challenge the
answer with a jury- decision. Anyway the end product of this project
should be such that one could submit any question (or task) in any
language to the 'search-central'- board. Then an answer to question
(or task) might magically be returned. Perhaps the search-central
could even accept questions as sound-messages, allowing easy use
integration of cellular phones into internets information / expert
resources.