Google, or Data vs. Algorithms

Google’s Computing Power Refines Translation Tool
MIGUEL HELFT, New York Times, 3/8/2010

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“Machine translation is one of the best examples that shows Google’s strategic vision,” said Tim O’Reilly, founder and chief executive of the technology publisher O’Reilly Media. “It is not something that anyone else is taking very seriously. But Google understands something about data that nobody else understands, and it is willing to make the investments necessary to tackle these kinds of complex problems ahead of the market.”

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