Watson is the only computer in the world that can answer a Jeopardy question in less than three seconds. "He" is a major breakthrough in the andvances of artificial intelligence and engineering. The biggest obstacle engineers faced while building Watson was figuring out how to make him understand "natural language" and do more than search engines like Google and Bing do, which is simply point the way to a document with the answer. Technologists have regarded this kind of artificial intelligence as the "holy grail" because computers will now be able to converse with humans, allowing us to ask a question instead of searching for keywords. Also, Watson was a remarkable success because he is not connected to the internet, but, like the other competitors, all of the information was stored in his "brain." Throughout his Jeopardy tournament, Wilson was able to win four out of six games. However, he was a victory for technology advancements.Thursday, March 10, 2011
IBM Watson Wins Jeopardy!
Watson is the only computer in the world that can answer a Jeopardy question in less than three seconds. "He" is a major breakthrough in the andvances of artificial intelligence and engineering. The biggest obstacle engineers faced while building Watson was figuring out how to make him understand "natural language" and do more than search engines like Google and Bing do, which is simply point the way to a document with the answer. Technologists have regarded this kind of artificial intelligence as the "holy grail" because computers will now be able to converse with humans, allowing us to ask a question instead of searching for keywords. Also, Watson was a remarkable success because he is not connected to the internet, but, like the other competitors, all of the information was stored in his "brain." Throughout his Jeopardy tournament, Wilson was able to win four out of six games. However, he was a victory for technology advancements.
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I think this shows how far technology has really come... A computer that can compete in Jeopardy and winning four out of six games without using search engines like that. nice topic and well organized
ReplyDeleteWhat year was this?
ReplyDeleteWas that the guy who won a ridiculous number of times consecutively picture to "his" right as a competitor?
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Great topic. I think it can revolutionize the emergency room and operating room.
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ReplyDeleteOkay, and it was just this year. After they saw how well Watson was doing, the had him play the two best jeopardy champions so that is the really smart guy.
ReplyDeleteThat is cool that machine can do that, also that machine i cant believe can do that. Do you think that these machines can ever take over the world?
ReplyDeleteThis was a triumph.
ReplyDeleteI'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.