03-26-2007, 11:41 AM
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| Manager | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Evansville, Indiana
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| Re: Turk
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Originally Posted by Business Watch  I read an article in the NYT's about Amazon's Turk see below:
Amazon Mechanical Turk provides a web services API for computers to integrate "artificial artificial intelligence" directly into their processing by making requests of humans. Developers use the Amazon Mechanical Turk web service to submit tasks to the Amazon Mechanical Turk web site, approve completed tasks, and incorporate the answers into their software applications. To the application, the transaction looks very much like any remote procedure call: the application sends the request, and the service returns the results. Behind the scenes, a network of humans fuels this artificial artificial intelligence by coming to the web site, searching for and completing tasks, and receiving payment for their work.
Do you think this is here to stay - could a small business compete against Amazon? | I am just wondering, is that the right question? WHat if this "Mechanical Turk" could be used to allow a small business to outsource or even coordinate a virtual office environment? Amazon's business model is not based on doing everything or providing everything but on getting a piece of as much action as it can channel. Maybe we should be looking for opportunities to use this resource. Help them build the business model, and cut ourselves in for a share.  |