Frightening CI?

contributed by Kaura G. at 06:13 PM on February 06, 2004.

IBM's new WebFountain knows about your wife's best friend... go to article

WebFountain sifts through the online data to discover patterns that even the most dedicated librarian can't find.

The article states that they are using the information in a constructive manner, but I find the implications frightening.

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