Hey Steve,

"I believe we are heading towards a singularity and we will see it 
in less than 10 years." --- Doug Lenat of Cycor.

Whatever happened to machines that think?

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/info-tech/mg18624961.700


An Overview of Cyc
http://www.cyc.com/cyc/cycrandd/overview

R&D Links of the Cyc-lops
http://www.cyc.com/cyc/technology/cycrandd

OpenCyc
http://www.opencyc.org/

Potential Applications of Cyc
http://www.cyc.com/cyc/cycrandd/overview#apps
http://www.cyc.com/cyc/cycrandd/brief_list

A fairly recent interview with Doug Lenat
http://www.wilshireconferences.com/interviews/Lenat.htm    

More about the Cyclists at Cyc
http://www.sw.nec.co.jp/english/mypoint/03/

"Intelligent computer more than a dream
MCC scientist instilling smarts into CYC"
A 1991 Glimpse of Cyc from the Austin American-Statesman
http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/homes/spaf/Yucks/V1/msg00048.html

Cyc's links to a few dated press articles
http://www.cyc.com/cyc/company/press

Cycorp: The Cost of Common Sense
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/03/issue/brief_cycorp.asp



... What?  No puns about a fish without a Cycle?
... Free lunch?  Eating more than you can lift?

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