Powerset is being spoken about as a “Google Killer” with the help of PARC Natural Language Technology. This project is ready after three decades of research.
Here is more information:
Distinctly different from the current, non-linguistic search processing models in use, natural language search uses ordinary, familiar phrases and sentences, not “computerese.” This approach typically leads to more accurate and effective search results.
“Today’s popular search engines are limited in terms of functionality and interaction with the user. Natural language represents the future of search, and the new paradigm in human-information interaction,” commented Mark Bernstein, PARC President and Center Director. “The challenge to process and understand natural language has required many years to address, as technology has evolved to enable new capabilities. We’re pleased to work closely with the exceptional team at Powerset to bring this capability to search. Powerset’s leadership and engineering expertise are key assets in helping to deliver this technology to consumers.”
About Powerset, Inc.
Powerset is a San Francisco company building a transformative consumer search engine. Powerset’s unique innovations in search are rooted in breakthrough technologies that take advantage of the structure and nuances of natural language. Using these advanced techniques, Powerset is building a large-scale search engine that breaks the confines of keyword search, enabling people to express their intent powerfully and naturally in ordinary language. By making search more effective and intuitive, Powerset is fundamentally changing how we search the web.
About PARC
PARC partners with both global organizations and with promising start-ups to discover and commercialize breakthrough technology and business concepts that solve real needs, and transform how enterprises deliver value to customers. PARC’s physical, computer, biological, and social scientists take an agile, cross-disciplinary approach to innovation, with the vision, expertise, and instinct to convert scientific findings into industrial-strength prototypes. Founded in 1970 as part of Xerox Research, then incorporated in 2002 as an independent, advanced R&D organization, PARC is celebrated for such innovations as laser printing, distributed computing and Ethernet, the graphical user interface (GUI), object-oriented programming, and ubiquitous computing. PARC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox Corporation.
The engine is not available for public consumption yet, so I am sure to speak about this topic in the future. Let’s hope that it is sooner than later.
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