• IBM AI 'Watson' defeats the two most successful players in Jeopardy.
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12491688[/url] [quote]o "represent the human race" against IBM's supercomputer Watson. Continue reading the main story Related Stories Supercomputer v human on TV quiz Jeopardy trial for supercomputer Machine versus man stunt by IBM IBM's supercomputer Watson has trounced its two competitors in a televised show pitting human brains against computer bytes. After a three night marathon on the quiz show Jeopardy, Watson emerged victorious to win a $1million (£622,000) prize. The computer's competitors were two of the most successful players ever to have taken part in Jeopardy. But in the end their skill at the game was no match for Watson. Ken Jennings had previously notched up 74 consecutive wins on the show - the most ever - while Brad Rutter had won the most amount of money, $3million (£1.9m). [b]"I for one welcome our new computer overlords,"[/b] Mr Jennings wrote along with his correct final Jeopardy question. [/quote] [img]http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2011/02/jennings-ibm-550x328.jpg[/img] What have you done, IBM. What have you done.
Ken Jennings just got more respect in my book for his final Jeopardy answer.
What the hell is Watson.
Utah represent
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ENM8N.jpg[/img] I like it bigger
[QUOTE=certified;28119088]What the hell is Watson.[/QUOTE] What, Son? Rosa parks didn't call shot gun Ah forget it I can't rap
[QUOTE=certified;28119088]What the hell is Watson.[/QUOTE] It is a computer.
I as well, welcome our new computer overlords. :v: That motherfucker must be a Facepuncher.
Watson: What is Toronto??????? Alex Trebec: Ooh, that's incorrect! Also with many question marks, indicating he is unsure. And how much did you wager? Watson: $947 Trebec: You clever sneak.
[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;28119980]I as well, welcome our new computer overlords. :v: That motherfucker must be a Facepuncher.[/QUOTE] Eh, wouldn't be one of the most successful Jeopardy players if he wasn't familiar with The Simpsons
I loved all of the possible answer choices under the correct answers. They were sometimes totally random
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/ENM8N1.jpg[/img] U very mad if u think clicking an icon will thaw my attempts at constructing a witty caption!
[QUOTE=lolwutdude;28119074][url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12491688[/url] [img_thumb]http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2011/02/jennings-ibm-550x328.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] [img]http://imgkk.com/i/cjpw.png[/img] cannot unsee
It's clearly 'fae', a Fuel Air Explosive.
Well of course a computer will have an advantage when it's programmed chock full of trivia
[QUOTE=zombieslaya;28120861]Well of course a computer will have an advantage when it's programmed chock full of trivia[/QUOTE] You don't get it.
bad ass - i welcome watson
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Those lights on it make it look like a green/blue version of HAL. IBM has a great sense of humor for being descended from Nazi Germany. Wait. Oh god. Oh god no.
Why is it called Watson?
[QUOTE=Apache249;28122571]Why is it called Watson?[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Watson[/url]
[QUOTE=zombieslaya;28120861]Well of course a computer will have an advantage when it's programmed chock full of trivia[/QUOTE] It's not just a gigantic database, it has the ability to comprehend questions.
for those who don't understand the significance of this and before someone goes "lmao it's a computer of course it knows trivia" the main test of this thing is the capacity to analyze and comprehend human language computers are fucking fantastic with mathematics because it's simple; however linguistics are so hugely complex that computers fail most tasks when interfacing with it unless the questions have prescripted rules this is an amazing accomplishment for artificial intelligence
I can't wait till Google has something like this in it's search engine.
[QUOTE=Pepsi-cola;28122909]I can't wait till Google has something like this in it's search engine.[/QUOTE] I don't think Google has quite that much processing power. Yet. (manical laughter)
Yeah, I watched all the episodes. It was pretty entertaining when Ken started to get into a groove and then Watson was like "What is: Ken Jennings is a bitch" and that was the correct answer.
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[QUOTE=fenwick;28122920]I don't think Google has quite that much processing power. Yet. (manical laughter)[/QUOTE] It only took up a few machines.
I'm pretty impressed. I feel bad for the programmers because there are so many conditionals.
I like the number of suits and Macs in the audience [editline]18th February 2011[/editline] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12rNbGf2Wwo[/media]
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