When the first ideas were formulated for the Google CADIE artificial intelligence concept consideration could have also been given to its marketing and announcement. Further than that, development by all could have been influenced by surreptitious reminder technology. Not all effective systems need to be high tech. Very often the simple solution does the same job, if not better. Take the case of the approach from different countries with their space programmes. To allow astronauts writing facilities a special pen was developed, which did not rely on gravity to make ink flow down to the ball point tip. A different culture took on board and solved the same problem by giving their astronaut a pencil. Both methods worked but one was simpler and had zero development cost [apart from what to do with the floating pencil shavings]. To return to CADIE, which must rank with the greatest space exploration programmes in it’s potential impact on cyber mankind, we could have assisted with it’s launch. A Save the date card on frosted plastic with holo print showing a Google logo and text along the lines of “CADIE will be ready for you in Spring 2009” would have people wondering just what to expect. This is one occasion though when an actual date could not be given. April 1st2009 would have rung too many alarm bells.
