Kudasu is a global online experiment that seeks to answer a very simple but profound question: are humans today good or evil?

If you are visiting us for the first time you might be puzzled and probably wondering if achieving this aim is really possible. Can computers really help us settle this sort of question?

We believe so, but we need your help and participation to be completely certain.

Kudasu is about finding out to what extent what we search for is a reflection of our nature, and, by extension, about what the devices we use every day can and cannot tell us about ourselves.

The concept behind Kudasu is very simple. Every day as we search the web we pour enormous amounts of information into search engines in the form of search queries. Some of that information might be only briefly relevant (think “restaurant X phone number”) while some of it may relate to our deepest concerns. We think all of it is important.

For one year, starting on March the 1st 2008, the search queries you make on this page will be anonymously analyzed and compared to millions of others by a novel algorithm, codenamed Kudasu (meaning 'to pronounce judgment' in Japanese) programmed to assess the moral character of humanity. At the end of this period, on the 1st of March of 2009, (we call this day 'Kudasu day') the algorithm will output its judgment on the nature of human beings. There are two possible outcomes: 'Good' or 'Evil'.

Participating in this exciting project very easy. Simply use this page whenever your need to search the web. We encourage you to set it as your homepage. Kudasu search is powered by Google so the search results you get here are identical to those of Google search.

To learn more about the specifics of the experiment click here.