(:description CMU computer scientist creates problem-solving algorithm. Like a locksmith with a master key, Carlos Guestrin has created a computer algorithm that can do everything from figuring out the best way to detect water contamination to revealing which political blogs do the best job of staying on top of the news. The Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor's work landed him on this year's "Brilliant 10" list created by Popular Science magazine, showcasing some of the nation's top young researchers. The key to Dr. Guestrin's algorithm, which is a recipe a computer uses to solve complex problems, is that it can assemble the maximum amount of information for the least effort. ... Dr. Guestrin's algorithm is part of a broader effort under way in computer science known as machine learning, which he defined as "computer programs that can improve their performance based on experience." Machine learning programs, in other words, can discover new infor!
mation on their own. October 23, 2008.:)
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| CMU computer scientist creates problem-solving algorithm
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| Description:
| Like a locksmith with a master key, Carlos Guestrin has created a computer algorithm that can do everything from figuring out the best way to detect water contamination to revealing which political blogs do the best job of staying on top of the news. The Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor's work landed him on this year's "Brilliant 10" list created by Popular Science magazine, showcasing some of the nation's top young researchers. The key to Dr. Guestrin's algorithm, which is a recipe a computer uses to solve complex problems, is that it can assemble the maximum amount of information for the least effort. ... Dr. Guestrin's algorithm is part of a broader effort under way in computer science known as machine learning, which he defined as "computer programs that can improve their performance based on experience." Machine learning programs, in other words, can discover new information on their own.
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| Author:
| Mark Roth
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| Orig. Date:
| October 23, 2008
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| Source:
| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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| Contributor:
| Bruce Buchanan
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| Text
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| Language:
| English
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| Format:
| stm
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| Last Edit:
| Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:12:18 -0800
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