Do you think "Watson" will win Jeopardy?

Since during the practice, it beat Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings, I would say it will win here.

Unless Jennings purposely went easy during practice. He is a sneaky shit.

There’s a huge difference between a chess game and jeopardy. As a chess game progresses, the potential choices that either side can make become more and more limited – and therefore predictable.

Jeopardy doesn’t have that – no individual response limits future responses. I’ll be very impressed if this publicly results in a win.

It will signal some interesting advances in computers.

I think Watson Will win but if not this time it will win next time.

I’m very interested in this especially since my son works for IBM. The program was taped at his base but no-one who was not involved with the project was allowed in the building that day. The programming problem is all of the idiomatic language, puns and contextual issues of the questions. On NPR this morning, they said that when Watson was asked what grasshoppers eat, he said “kosher!” Still my money is on Big Blue.

I spoke to him yesterday; his attitude is hopeful but guarded. He’s just not a “pun person.”

I heard a rumour that Watson has the flu and it may be called off.

Ken – Watson – Brad

200 – 5700 – 1000
———————————1st round
2000 – 5000 – 5000
———————————2nd round

Watson Dominated the first round But got thrown off on the second round…

Once in the second round Ken buzzed in and gave a incorrect answer so Watson buzzed in….and gave the same wrong answer….odd I wonder if Watson gets the other players answers

But all in all I think it did do very well the first day….can’t wait for tomorrow.

I am finding it very exciting. I think the background material is done well too.

Watson is nothing without Sherlock.

2nd day and Watson is still Kicking Ass!!!!!!

Ken – Watson – Brad

1,200 – 23,381 – 3,400
—————————————3rd Round

2,400 – 36,681 – 5,400
—————————————4th Round

—————————————Final Question

4,800 – 35,734 – 10,400

And It !!! Guessed !!!! at a question!!!

I haven’t read much on this – is there some sort of delay on the computer so that it buzzes in with normal human response time?

@iamthemob I’m not sure what you mean…Watson has a real buzzer that has to be pushed with it’s….“thumb” and can only buzz in/answer after the question is read to the others…..Than it’s whoever/whatever is fastest Watson isn’t always first

WATSON DESTROYED THE PUNY HUMANS

Ken – Watson – Brad

11,200 23,440 5,600
——————————————————Bonus Round
—————————————————-Final Jeopardy Q
24,000 77,147 21,600———Total Score

Watson Won $1,000,000.00 for charity…...

All hail our new overlord Watson…lol

whats the next great challenge?

@talljasperman They are planning to develop Watson for medical diagnosis assistance applications and other commercial AI uses.

@janbb thanks… I hope to have fun with the Watson when he get’s his mental health licence…. “I see dead people”... “It was the one armed man”... ect