Nokia Phones Go to Natural Language Class

As part of a research collaboration with MIT computer scientists, the Nokia Research Center Cambridge, is developing cell phones that can understand and respond to written commands typed in English. Tech Review reports.

"To power Nokia's natural language technology, MIT's Katz is using a software system he developed in 1993 called Start, which interprets human questions and finds answers using websites such as the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) and Mapquest.

Using the Web version of Start as a base, Katz is currently working with the Nokia center to develop a mobile version of the software for cell phones, called MobileStart.

emily | 7:47 AM | Technology |
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