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Friday, February 25, 2011

Does Watson put our future in jeopardy? - baltimoresun.com

Does Watson put our future in jeopardy? - baltimoresun.com:
Watson, an IBM-designed computer, just defeated two of 'Jeopardy's' best players. While this is not the first time a computer beat humans in a game — Deep Blue topped a chess champion several years ago — Watson's victory is striking. Before a national audience, computer intelligence outdid its human creator and adversary in speed and memory. And it did so by displaying new skills in detecting the nuances of language and performing creative 'mental' maneuvers. To only hear the game, Watson seemed humanlike...."

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