> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Kurt Wendt > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 8:13 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NF] Jeopardy and Watson > > You may not think its so impressive - but, I beg to differ. > <snipped>
I'm prolly just naive, but this machine doesn't really impress me... (though I admit I haven't watched it - TV isn't really my thing). Sure it's cool that it can parse the English language as well as it does (probably a LOT better than I could - but then again, I'm not an IBM'er), but the fact that this device is dedicated to only one thing turns this into merely an amusing demonstration of computing power... When a single machine can walk out into a forest and sit there for two weeks (about as long as a human can reasonably go without food i.e. power) AND play chess AND play Jeopardy, and decide which clothes to put on my 7 year old daughter for school, THEN I'll be pretty impressed... Some day the electricity is going to be shut off - we'd better not ever depend on these machines too much... Thanks, Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst IT Department McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center 1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: 541-744-6092 || Fax: 541-744-6145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain information that is Proprietary, Confidential, or legally privileged or protected. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/69f310c05dd83c48a84ba3769ce1ecf80448f...@tntriexevs02.triadhospitals.net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
