Friday, January 14, 2011

Watson! IBM?s Artificial Intelligence Looks To Upstage Its Human Benefactors In Grand Jeopardy Challenge

Like it or not, but the robots are coming, and they?re not messing around. I know this because I?ve seen an IBM-developed artificial intelligence (AI) named Watson defeat two human opponents (all-time great champions, no less) in a round of Jeopardy. Granted, it was merely an exhibition round—the actual robot versus human tournament airs in mid-February—but it portends something fantastic: a world where our benevolent masters, mechanical men, will lead us to sweet salvation. Or, failing that, a world where AI is useful enough to assist humans in areas like healthcare and government. That?s cool, too.

Tina Fey Gina Philips Jamie Gunns Ananda Lewis Kate Bosworth

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