Publishing computer-generated books on demand, aggregating many small profits, is an interesting illustration of The Long Tail.
Considering an AGI, I anticipate that knowledge and skill acquisition will be facilitated by this principle. Obscure knowledge and skills can be acquired from, and delivered to, befriended users if the cost is sufficiently low (e.g. free). A related economic principle that might interest readers is Wikinomics. -Steve Stephen L. Reed Artificial Intelligence Researcher http://texai.org/blog http://texai.org 3008 Oak Crest Ave. Austin, Texas, USA 78704 512.791.7860 ----- Original Message ---- From: Mark Waser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: agi@v2.listbox.com Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 11:29:12 AM Subject: [agi] He Wrote 200,000 Books (but Computers Did Some of the Work) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/business/media/14link.html?_r=1&oref=slogin agi | Archives | Modify Your Subscription ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=101455710-f059c4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
