The Impending Revolution in Web Intelligence (WI) and Brain Informatics (BI)

Abstract

In this talk, we give a new perspective of Web Intelligence (WI) research from the viewpoint of Brain Informatics. Brain Informatics (BI) is a new interdisciplinary field to study human information processing mechanism systematically from both macro and micro points of view by cooperatively using experimental cognitive neuroscience and WI centric advanced information technology. We argue that new instrumentation (fMRI etc.) and advanced information technology are causing an impending revolution in Web intelligence and Brain Informatics. This revolution is bi-directional: new understanding and discovery of human intelligence models in BI will yield a new generation of WI research and development; and WI based portal techniques will provide a new powerful platform for BI. The synergy between WI with BI will yield profound advances in our analyzing and understanding of the mechanism of data, knowledge, intelligence and wisdom, as well as their relationship, organization and creation process. It means that fundamental and implementation of Web intelligence will be studied as a central topic and in a unique way. It will fundamentally change the nature of information technology in general and artificial intelligence in particular, towards human-level Web intelligence.