Archive for June 17th, 2007
POTW 6/11/07: Discussion of “A Sequential Algorithm for Training Text Classifiers” by Lewis and Gale
In “A Sequential Algorithm for Training Text Classifiers” by David D.
Lewis and William Gale, the authors put forth a new (at the time)
method training text classifiers using an approach they call
“uncertainty sampling”
Section 1 outlines the problem of training, namely obtaining a good
sample of text to be labeled for the trainer. After disposing of
several other methods [...]Popularity: 25% [?]
Google’s initiatives in Artificial Intelligence
Introduction
Google’s earnings nearly doubled last year.
http://news.com.com/Google+profit+nearly+doubles/2100-1030_3-6127658.html
Unlike Microsoft that gets its money from shifting boxes Google relies on advertising to pay its way. There is a tremendous incentive to improve the quality of searching. The first reason is obvious. The better Google is perceived to perform as a search engine, the more people will use Google [...]Popularity: 100% [?]
