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Watson Wins Jeopardy Contest

Posted by samzenpus on from the john-henry-hangs-up-his-hammer dept.

NicknamesAreStupid writes "The word is in, Watson beats the two best Jeopardy players. Sure, it cost IBM four years and millions of dollars and requires a room full of hardware. In thirty years it will all fit in your pocket and cost $19.99. Resistance is futile; you will be trivialized."

2 of 674 comments (clear)

  1. Could it be? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does Ken Jennings read Slashdot comments?

  2. Re:AI Winter by paiute · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... really nothing more than a bunch of clever software along with a database of trivia.

    Why do you hate Ken Jennings?

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