Ran across this neat concept on using swarm intelligence / genetic algorithms to make decisions based on imperfect information. A much more eloquent description is available on http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17397&ch=infotech
or straight to the source
http://www.icosystem.com/hunch.htm

I still believe that there will be a point where computing will create an answer to the source of "human intelligence". Just hope it isn't in my lifetime