Re: [qsiteict] Jeopardy computer

[Joshua Paech]

I beat him 26-25! Although if I didn't always get to go first, it would have been a different matter. On 9/09/2010 9:06 PM, Rex Bogggs wrote: I recently sent out a request for any AI resources for the unit on AI that I am currently teaching.   I started the unit today, and one of my students gave me this link:      http://gizmodo.com/5565462/the-magic-of-watson-ibms-question+answering-supercomputer which is about a team in IBM that has developed a computer program named Watson that can play Jeopardy at a level approaching that of the best human Jeopardy players.  Which is a quite amazing feat.   This brief article is intriguing, but the link to the original article in the New York Times magazine leads to a much more comprehensive and interesting article.    And even better, there is another link that allows you to actually play Jeopardy against Watson.  I had a go, and was just beaten (like 20 to -15  ).     Great stuff!   Rex     --- You are currently subscribed to qsiteict as: jos...@paechs.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.edna.edu.au/u?id=705925.ff380b2e2afe6634d37275c69b2f9a60&n=T&l=qsiteict&o=1747968 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-1747968-705925.ff380b2e2afe6634d37275c69b2f9...@edna.edu.au --- You are currently subscribed to qsiteict as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.edna.edu.au/u?id=705742.d42ea647e85be3beb25392eea1a77f09&n=T&l=qsiteict&o=1748630 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-1748630-705742.d42ea647e85be3beb25392eea1a77...@edna.edu.au