[Web4lib] Reference Librarian of the Future? IBM Supercomputer ‘Watson’ to Challenge ‘Jeopardy’ Stars

[Robert Balliot]

Perhaps a more useful artificial intelligence device would be one that
replicates patrons and the questions that they might ask.

R. Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com


On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 5:24 PM, B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From the New York Times:
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> "An I.B.M. supercomputer system named after the company’s founder, Thomas
> J. Watson Sr., is almost ready for a televised test: a bout of questioning
> on the quiz show 'Jeopardy'...'Watson' will face the two most successful
> players in 'Jeopardy' history, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, in three
> episodes that will be broadcast Feb. 14-16, 2011. For I.B.M., 'Watson' is an
> important test of artificial intelligence. Scientists there have been
> talking to 'Jeopardy' about a man vs. machine match-up for the better part
> of two years."
>
> Full text at:  http://bit.ly/eJqDML
>
> Bernie Sloan
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