IBM Computer Taking on ‘Jeopardy!’ Champs

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In Jeopardy’s! 47 year history, there has NEVER been a contestant like Watson. (Jan. 13)

25 comments to IBM Computer Taking on ‘Jeopardy!’ Champs

  • JackSpinner09

    If watson becomes self aware, which it will do, why would it want to do things like speed up medical diagoses or any ‘for humans’ crap. What its gonna do is design and build faster machines, that can go on to build bigger and faster machines and so forth. Humans wont be able to keep up with the rate that machines improve themselves, essentially humans have stopped evolving, and are actually going backwards. In order for humans to keep up with machines well need to genetically modify ourselves.

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  • TheMuttoni

    @GreenShark4 the ibm founder was named watson

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  • haymaker710

    Watson has been self aware for centuries. We’re living in his Matrix right now.

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  • Gefrce

    Skynet! :’C

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  • schootingstarr

    wait what?
    15 TB RAM?!
    just imagine how smooth crysis must run on this bitch xD

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  • seansdoesntdoweed

    …blue screen of death !

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  • erjoalgo

    @Idlemindswander
    lol

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  • yours12342

    He can only answer factual questions, and requires 15 TB of ram to do that.
    He isnt smart… you are.

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  • Kirthert

    @DjAntomattei Fully correct. Watson appears to be better because doing what he does is his only purpose and in fact the only thing he can. Something which can’t be said of his human competitors.

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  • doelsuparman

    Was this rigged, or will there be a Search Engine named Watson?

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  • DjAntomattei

    @hullmees11 See that’s where you are wrong, my brain (our brains) are still better processors than those things. Remember this, please remember this. We are the ones building the computers, when the computers can build a human, than we should be worried. Just tell me if I’m wrong.

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  • TheMotiveMedia

    IT’S TURNING INTO TERMINATOR!!

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  • hullmees11

    We r living in dying world. Look around! COMPUTERS ARE SMARTER THAN US!

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  • SuperMegaUberGenius

    @gridpixel Move me onto any black square you want
    /watch?v=SHs8CPSsNdA

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  • SuperMegaUberGenius

    Oooh, no I’m sorry. The correct answer to that question was ” ‘What is “who is MIB #2 in ‘Jose Chung’s “From Outer Space”‘ for a thousand, Alex?” ‘ ”

    And that’ll cost you…. a plug pull, Watson.

    No, HAL, you won’t dream.

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  • gridpixel

    On the next Jeopardy, Watson takes on The Red Queen

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  • TheLorax11

    wHHHHHHHHy????? 0:20 SAY IT RIGHT. Y?

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  • C3Rl3

    @bulovapsb are you a fuckin moron, or can you not read? READ SHIT FIRST BEFORE YOU GET BEASTED ON LIKE ALL THE OTHERS.

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  • bulovapsb

    @GreenShark4 This “Watson” is no minion of any Sherlock, Sherlock. The name comes from the man who became president of CTR in 1914, and in 1924 renamed that company International Business Machines, and lead it to prominence in computer technology. If you had been paying attention, you might have noticed that the event took place at IBM’s “Thomas J. Watson research Center.”

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  • bulovapsb

    @C3Rl3 ALL of the contestants have to wait until the “ready light” is lit, which only happens after the entire question is read. Since Watson has no optical sensor, he gets that signal electronically. His “reaction time” does not have the complexity of the human contestants’ process: anticipate the end of the reading, see the light come on, and then decide to activate their own thumbs on their signaling device. Watson can nearly instantaneously solenoid-depress his button once he gets the ok.

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  • C3Rl3

    @Jaser200 Watson had to wait until the host spoke each clue entirely, then a light was lit as a “ready” signal; the first to activate their buzzer button won the chance to respond”
    Thats from wki you shit faced little faggot. DO NOT speak up if you have nothing right to say. He CANNOT ANSWER WITHOUT SOMEONE TURNING ON A LIGHT SAYING THE QUESTION HAS BEEN READ. PERIOD!!!! next time you try to jump in a conversation atleast know wtf you are talking about. And i only insulted you b/c u insulted me

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  • Jaser200

    @C3Rl3 All b/c he thought computers were more linear than a chess player & therefore couldn’t have enough of a reasoning basis though obviously lot of it is just checking possible moves & making the best 1 but it also takes certain reasoning skills such as tricking ur opponent by playing a move that isn’t necessarily the safest or best by strict definition. Do your research, don’t make quick conclusions, & don’t insult people. You’re the jackass & I only insult u b/c u insulted some1 else.

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  • Jaser200

    @C3Rl3 if u bothered to do ur research or AT LEAST payed attention to enough of the episode you’d know Watson understands & learns from its mistakes even in a game like this. it’s not as complex, accurate, or as evolved as our reasoning but it’s impressive.
    Watson answers on his own. He was programmed b4 the game but JEOPARDY CHECKS TO MAKE SURE HE’S NOT CHEATING. When a computer(I forget what it was called) beat the best chess player he accused it of cheating somehow…& IT DIDN’T.

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  • silpudog80

    Watson is the beta version of SKYNET.

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  • brokensticker

    nice

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