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Watson takes on "Jeopardy!"

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by WolvEagle, Feb 14, 2011.

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  1. Care Bear

    Care Bear Guest

    That's as funny as it gets. I now miss Rick's old avatar. And NFL threads.
     
    Care Bear, Feb 17, 2011
    #85
  2. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    I thought it'd be fun to put my real picture as my avatar anywhere I post online and see if it changes how I interact, testing the old "It's easy to be a jerk behind a computer screen" idea. So far, it's still pretty easy.
     
    RickStain, Feb 17, 2011
    #86
  3. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah, methinks IBM doesn't have this glorified infomercial without assurances that this would be a serious ass-kicking.

    I didn't see the entire three days, but were there any "exotic" categories like Before & After or Common Bonds or other Jeopardy-ese? I know the Watson shows weren't "easy", per se, but maybe there could have been better ways to trick the computer up.

    Yep, my cynic meter was redlining big-time, especially since I only saw Tuesday's demolition.
     
    playthrough, Feb 17, 2011
    #87
  4. Care Bear

    Care Bear Guest

    You're braver than the rest of us. But YGBFKM will still make robot jokes. :D
     
    Care Bear, Feb 18, 2011
    #88
  5. OldSadBastard

    OldSadBastard Member

    Human wins, 57-4. If I send a screencap to IBM, will they mail me a totally cool patch for my achievement?
     
    OldSadBastard, Feb 18, 2011
    #89
  6. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    There was a ridiculous category on music science or music theory one of the nights.

    Jennings is the guy who would go to town on the categories nobody knew shit about -- opera, Chinese poets, advanced botany, etc. That was fairly startling. Watson knowing all about hedgehogs, not so much.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Feb 18, 2011
    #90
  7. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    More from Ken Jennings on playing Watson:

    http://www.slate.com/id/2284721/

    And some of the most common and obscure clues in Jeopardy history:

    http://www.slate.com/id/2284678/
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Feb 18, 2011
    #91
  8. budcrew08

    budcrew08 Active Member


    I saw this post twice and I laughed out loud both times.
     
    budcrew08, Feb 18, 2011
    #92
  9. mediaguy

    mediaguy Well-Known Member

    Until Watson can make the final round on Wipeout, I'm still feeling good about the future of humans on TV.
     
    mediaguy, Feb 20, 2011
    #93
  10. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

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    http://hijinksensue.com/2011/02/15/culturally-biased/
     
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    RickStain, Feb 20, 2011
    #94
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