[ay1n]

This is a very interesting idea. We're already living in times where volume of information grows exponentially almost every year, and I believe that "filters" such as/similar to presented in the article will become more and more important part of our civilization. Partially, Google/HN are such "filters", selecting pieces of information that have some value for us. These days I'm thinking about AI/"Singularity" -- I noticed that I envisioned Singularity as a single point in time, but now I think it's currently happening (like work on semiconductors or Turing's papers were the begining of information age). Why? Well, we're asking machines to give us clues on what to work on. It's not a formal argument but it's hard to provide one when it comes to predicting the future.

[walterbell]

Can machines generate new questions?

http://kiriakakis.net/comics/mused/a-day-at-the-park