Financial Times FT.com

Google's algorithm of life: rejoice and be wary

By Thomas Hazlett

Published: May 24 2007 03:00 | Last updated: May 24 2007 03:00

Tomorrow just arrived and it is about time. How many George Orwell novels or Ray Bradbury stories has it taken us? At long last, we may soon be able to click on the electronic screen to find out what is in our heads.

Thank you, Google. You are aiming to organise what so many of us have confused - namely, our lives. Flummoxed by the choices and complications of multi-dimensional reality, you are reducing it all to a simple computational problem. And you remember to do what the rest of us have been forgetting: save the receipts.

You have viewed your allowance of free articles. If you wish to view more, click the button below.

Read this