[Novalug] Jeopardy - Computer As Contestant, Redux

Richard Rognlie rrognlie@gamerz.net
Wed Feb 16 00:05:36 EST 2011


So... I have a local friend, Eddie Timanus, who is a 5-time champion
and who happens to be the first blind Jeopardy! contestant...

He was invited by Jeopardy! and IBM up to NJ late last year 
to be one of the late trainers of Watson.  He's impressed by 
Watson.

He played multiple games against it, and managed to win once.
It's not infallible.  But when it knows the answer, it's damn hard to beat.


If you've not seen the NOVA special on PBS about it from last week...

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/smartest-machine-on-earth.html

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