Heads up to everyone regarding one of the most exciting Jeopardy events in the long history of the program. Over the next three nights, (Feb 14-16) two of the biggest human Jeopardy champs ever (Ken Jennings who won $2.5 million over 74 consecutive Jeopardy episodes as well as Brad Rutter, who has the honor of earning the highest cumulative amount of money on Jeopardy with a grand total of $3.2 million) will face off against the first non-human Jeopardy contestant: an IBM created computing system named Watson.Tonight's kick-off episode ended in a
tie, with both Watson and Mr. Rutter at $5,000, while Ken Jennings came in second with $2,000. The grand prize winner of the three night competition will win $1 million dollars. Both Jennings and Rutter have pledged to give 50% of their winnings to charity. If Watson wins, IBM will give 100% of the money to charity.I caught part of tonight's episode and I'm here to say that Watson has a lovely calm voice, and both humans looked a little nervous. The Borgs, Terminator and the Matrix vs Man. What is this Jeopardy tournament times ten? Check your local ABC stations tomorrow and Wednesday at 7pm.
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ReplyDeleteDanger, Danger Ken Jennings!
ReplyDeleteThis is like a Star Trek episode with Kirk vs. The Ultimate Computer!
May the best hard drive win!
I know, as soon as I heard about it I immediately thought of every Sci Fi computer/robot story. I don't know why I didn't mention HAL from 2001 a Space Oddysey. Which, by the way, if you add a letter to each letter in the acronym spells the guys that invented Watson. I just hope if the big W wins, he won't plan the complete destruction of the human race as his next step!:)
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