I’ve been following the unfolding story of IBM’s Super Computer named Watson and its ability to play the Jeopardy game. IBM ran several commercials on their “Intelligent” new computer system recently and the media has picked up on the story.
On the 14th, you can watch the broadcast of the match between the computer and two Jeopardy champions (it will run over three nights). The computer has no advantage over humans in the way the questions are presented. It will read the board and hear the questions the same as humans do. The show’s writers were not told that one of the contestants is a computer so there would be no bias in creating the questions. I think it will be a fascinating show to watch. Also look for a special PBS Nova program on building this supercomputer.
The story I‘ve included here on Watson also has links to the story on a practice round complete with video. Highly recommended. And you will be surprised at the quality of the computer’s voice. - JRC
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