Director World Wide Web ConsortiumNot satisfied with merely giving birth to the original concept of connecting textual data across computer networks (a laurel he modestly shares with the many people who helped him), Tim Berners-Lee, 47, wants to remove the remaining boundaries of the World Wide Web, which has changed the way the world does business. He was instrumental in the creation of the Cambridge, Mass.-based World Wide Web Consortium, which oversees the development of Web standards?including HTML and XML. Now he has focused his attention on the continued dominance of open standards, the power of Web services and?perhaps most important?the idea of a Semantic Web.Today’s Web contains oceans of data, though much of it is effectively inaccessible. Finding what you’re really looking for almost requires a fortuitous accident. Current search engines are still clumsy tools that match patterns of letters, maybe blended with a bit of statistics about what other people found interesting. They can’t identify related ideas that could be even more useful to the searcher. In Berners-Lee’s vision, a Semantic Web would allow machines to quickly analyze huge amounts of data, recognizing connections between ideas and providing links to whole worlds of new and relevant information. The project is still in the early stages, awaiting industry support, advances in artificial intelligence and search software, and other progress. But when it comes to fruition, it will prove that Berners-Lee’s work in shaping the Web is anything but past tense. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe