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more about #bigblue more comments → shostakobitch: hey remember when nazi germany challenged ibm to make concentration camps run smoother? more » lobstr: I wonder if Alex will correct the computer's robotic pronunciation of "Champs Elysees" ... Watson: "WHAT.. IS... CHAMPS EE-LIE-SEEZ?" Alex: yes, ShhhÃ... more » lobstr: No computer can replace Trebek's awesome level of pretense during the interview segment. more » Botswana Meat Commission FC: Yeah, but what if the questions are all abstract and soul-searching? That could stump Ken. more » FracturedAcetabulum: Supercomputers should be used for downloading porn and commenting on websites, not for "knowing" things. Pfft. technology. more » Smitros: Why the hate? I was one of the people Ken Jennings beat, and I can't find anything wrong with him. And Alex is not a ball of cuddly warmth, but he tap... more » Aaron Altman: Yeah, but I bet "Watson" can't name six foods that begin with the letter "Q". more » TedSez: The key to winning on "Jeopardy" is knowing the answers and timing the buzzer just right. Ken Jennings was good at that from the beginning, but he got... more » -
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A Computer That Answers Questions! What Will They Think of Next?
Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings is challenging IBM's Watson supercomputer. It's a replay of Big Blue's chess contest against grand master Garry Kasparov, but on an Alex Trebek-run battlefield. More »
