A group of researchers has developed a new method for dialogue systems. This new method, lexical acquisition through implicit confirmation, is a method for a computer to acquire the category of an unknown word over multiple dialogues by confirming whether or not its predictions are correct in the flow of conversation. [1] We all understand the meaning of words from what we are taught. And from what we hear. We then accept that meaning and get on with our lives. But this is not what makes us special. A computer can do that. What makes us special is our ability to question what we learn. To question the meaning of the words we understand. And to speak with no words at the end. Because in essence, we do not understand anything. And only accepting it makes us wise. In the beginning there was Logos. Which meant nothing at all. And everything at the same time…
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