[hayksaakian]

It seems like your comment was well intended, but you come off as a bit presumptuous.

The problem TODAY is not whether or not a computer can summarize, but rather to what extent we as humans are satisfied with the computer's summary.

In some cases a dumb summary is good enough (first 200 characters for example). Given this baseline, and a target (human summary), you have to admit it's really an incremental process.

[mohaps]

well put, hayksaakian. Also, never underestimate the built in auto-correct of the human mind :) There will always be a market for expert-curated approaches, but sometimes it's just cheaper to algorithmically "Crunch" it. Sometimes RAIN MAN counting toothpicks is enough, but when you need Ramanujam... :D

Also, do keep in mind... this is 2 hrs worth of coding time late on a sunday night. I don't have a CS degree, just a utilitarian/curious programmer who sometimes is stupid enough not to realize how hard a problem I'm tackling. :) Someone better qualified can do a much better job. Sometimes "just good enough" is good enough! :)