] Computer scientists at the Palo Alto Research Center also
] are trying to bring user interfaces to life by replacing
] raw information with material that selects itself based
] on what the computer thinks the user wants to know.

This article is about the current trend in AI research to construct statiscs-based approaches to assisting human/machine interation. It's not so much about making machines smart as making them flexible, adaptable and useful

InformationWeek - The Future Of Software - AI's Next Brain Wave - April 25, 2005