Can computers have an opinion?

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Can computers have an opinion? by ZDNet's Roland Piquepaille -- Obviously, they can't, but computers can scan through text and deduct human opinions from factual information. This branch of natural-language processing (NLP) is called 'information extraction' and is used by a consortium of three universities for sorting facts and opinions for Homeland Security. Read more...

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<p><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=364" rel="bookmark" title="Permalink"> Can computers have an opinion?</a> by <a href="http://zdnet.com">ZDNet</a>'s Roland Piquepaille -- Obviously, they can't, but computers can scan through text and deduct human opinions from factual information. This branch of natural-language processing (NLP) is called 'information extraction' and is used by a consortium of three universities for sorting facts and opinions for Homeland Security. Read more...</p>