Communication protocols for digital devices are very efficient but also
very brittle. These require information to be specified in a precise
order with a precise number of bits.
If sender and receiver - say a computer and a printer - are off by even a single bit relative to each other, communication between them breaks down entirely.
Madhu Sudan, an adjunct professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a principal researcher at Microsoft Research New England, wants to bring human-type flexibility to computer communication.
One thing that humans do well is gauging the minimum amount of information they need to convey in order to get a point across.
Depending on the circumstances, for instance, one co-worker might ask another, "Who was that guy?"; "Who was that guy in your office?"; "Who was that guy in your office this morning?"; or "Who was that guy in your office this morning with the red tie and glasses?"
If sender and receiver - say a computer and a printer - are off by even a single bit relative to each other, communication between them breaks down entirely.
Madhu Sudan, an adjunct professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a principal researcher at Microsoft Research New England, wants to bring human-type flexibility to computer communication.
One thing that humans do well is gauging the minimum amount of information they need to convey in order to get a point across.
Depending on the circumstances, for instance, one co-worker might ask another, "Who was that guy?"; "Who was that guy in your office?"; "Who was that guy in your office this morning?"; or "Who was that guy in your office this morning with the red tie and glasses?"
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