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IBM's Question-Answering System "Watson" Revisited

Posted by timothy on from the can-only-give-you-answers dept.

religious freak writes "IBM has created and made the question answering algorithm, Watson, available online. Watson has competed in and won a majority of (mock) matches against humans in Jeopardy. Watson does not connect to the Internet to answer his questions, but rather seeks answers using many different algorithms then employs a ranking algorithm to choose the best answer." We mentioned Watson last year as well.

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  1. Tune in a half-hour early... by LostCluster · · Score: 5, Funny

    and see students from the MIT Robotics Lab test their machine that they say can avoid the Bankrupts and find that Million Dollar wedge on the Wheel of Fortune!

  2. I have only one question... by bobdotorg · · Score: 5, Funny

    What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

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  3. Re:I'll take Ken Jennings for the block... by paeanblack · · Score: 5, Funny

    But, what about that player-to-be-named later?

    They're fucked.