In
January 2002, I attended the Army's OFW Kickoff Conference in Natick
Mass, and learned about needs for improved C4ISR and embedded training
systems. In particular, I learned of some specific technical AI
features (see link #1) which were needed but not yet invented.
As a practicing Java and AI consultant who routinely develops new
software tools, I was intrigued by DOD's requirements. For
reasons both practical and patriotic, I decided to focus work time on a
new Java toolkit that would support them, taking full advantage of some
research software we'd already built for DOD that can syntactically analyze
English text.
Today, what DOD needs for smarter message systems and/or embedded training
has now been invented.
Our core design (see link #2) combines existing web standards with our
older NLP software, and adds new code for CONTEXT management. As you
can see, this design has already been well reviewed by experts at NASA, who
actively encouraged us to contact you.
Most of our solution is very technical. I can do well on that aspect
of it, because I am a good software engineer, senior enough to appreciate
what it takes to solve difficult large-scale NLP problems, and geeky
enough to actually design it :-)
The last part of the solution (see link #3) takes a partner - a second firm
who can persuade DOD labs and training facilities to give this advanced AI
software a try as beta testers. Without someone more skilled than I am in
the art of government contracting or sales, however, I will stand little
chance of getting the funds and beta test feedback this design needs.
That is why I am writing to you, and proposing that we meet soon to discuss
a limited partnership to help give DOD what it committed itself to procur, strengthen
national security, and give both our firms a very promising new NLP technology to
jointly refine and apply.
Dan Corwin
Chairman and CTO
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