Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
Terry Winograd is well regarded in the fields of artificial intelligence and natural language recognition, so there is much to chew on in this interview as he talks about his impressions of the web, his new job working with Google and the future of online media. The best bit is near the end: "One of the things we're working on is a room that has wall-sized displays. If you walk into a workplace that's reasonably well funded or maybe in your home, you will see a large wall-like surface with interactive computing available on it." In my 1998 essay, The Future of Online Learning, I called these WADs (Wall Access Devices) and predicted their widespread use. I still do.

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