Friday, April 03, 2009

Crowdsouring Decisions

Ars reviews Hunch.com: Hands-on: Can't make a decision? Get a Hunch

This sounds like a first step towards a software agent future.

What I see is a day in the near-future where everyone carries a smartphone -> the smartphone records everything you do -> software agents running on the smartphone query web-based services in anticpation of the human actors needs.

Example: Every Friday morning you go to the corner coffee store and get a cinnamon roll and a coffee. Your smartphone's software agents learn this behavior so that when you leave your house it places the order for you and pays for it so that when you get there you can grab and go.

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