The Knowledge Navigator is almost here.
With GPT-4o introduction yesterday, we may finally witness the realization of one of the most influential "vaporware" concepts ever: The Knowledge Navigator.
The Knowledge Navigator video is, of course, very well-known, but more importantly, it was actually embedded within a talk given by John Sculley at Educom ’87 where Sculley talks about the significance of artificial intelligence, novel interfaces, and yes, personal hypermedia.
Here’s what Sculley said right before showing the device:
"But perhaps the most spectacular event will not be in the presentation level but lies deeper in the programming. Just a short way into the future, we will see artificial intelligence emerge as a core technology. Combined with our other core technologies, AI will boost simulations and hypermedia to new levels of realism and usefulness. We will move, for example, from building molecules in 2 and 3-dimensional spaces to building the environment in which they combine, where each molecule understands the structure and behaviors of the others."
We're almost there!