Apr 28 2009Supercomputer To Compete On Jeopardy!
If you haven't heard, an IBM 'Blue Gene' supercomputer is going to compete on Jeopardy! and show us humans just how good for nothing we are. We don't even excel at remembering trivial information! I'll take 'OMG, We're Screwed' for $600, Alex.
The IBM researchers who created Watson -- an homage to IBM founder Thomas J. Watson Sr. -- have said that they are not confident yet that their creation could compete well on the show. The New York Times reports that human champions are able to provide correct response 85% of the time to questions asked.
The computer will offer answers to the question via a synthesized voice and will choose its own follow up categories. IBM says that for the show, the computer would not be connected to the internet. How Watson will be presented and what gender the computer will be are under consideration. A screen and a projected avatar are one consideration.
You know what they should make the computer look like? Alex before he shaved that beautiful stashe of his. Loved that thing. I've even written him several letters asking him to regrow it. What do you say -- one last ride for old times' sake?
IBM Supercomputer to Compete on Jeopardy! [dailytech]
Thanks to Steve, Lisa, Mike, cougar78 and uglybuckling, all of whom could beat Ken Jennings.*
*In a bikini contest.
Reader Comments
1. kev - April 28, 2009 1:39 PM
FIRSTT!!!!!!! PEW PEW PEW
2. Jackson Ocho - April 28, 2009 1:42 PM
Chungo Lungo! I'm going to get me some minga melons!
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3. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - April 28, 2009 1:44 PM
*In a bikini contest. EWWWWWWW
4. PsychoSane13 - April 28, 2009 1:44 PM
"I choose Human killing for 600"
Byte it Alex!
5. Kev - April 28, 2009 1:44 PM
I AM #1! TOTAL WINNER!!! _+@_+ +PEW PEW PEW++_@+ 8====>~~pew~~
6. Quik - April 28, 2009 1:45 PM
The avatar should be Sean Connery and they could program some random quips about Trebek's mother. That would be great.
I'll take The Rapist for $400 Alex
7. Ollie Williams - April 28, 2009 1:49 PM
What's the difference between you and a mallard? One's a sick duck, and I don't remember how the rest of this goes, but your mother's a whore.
8. Quik - April 28, 2009 1:49 PM
Man kev, you are pretty awesome!
I didn't notice it at first, but after that second post, man!
I can tell you are super cool and probably handsome and good at everything, you know because you got that first post. Must be something being you.
Congratulations man. Good for you.
9. Ollie Williams - April 28, 2009 1:50 PM
And I'll take Anal Bum Cover for $1000.
10. naas - April 28, 2009 1:54 PM
damn computers are replacing game show contestants now, what's next
11. Daisy - April 28, 2009 1:55 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max and Aldo Nova were triumphantly pulling away from Helen Reddy and Randy Bachman on a moped, when Helen Reddy roared her hippo hurricane howler, and knocked the boys off the bike. Luckily they landed on Aldo Nova's guitar, smashing it to pieces. Max quickly ducked into a SAMs club and got a huge box of Canada mints. He found Rush limbaugh, and crushed several up for him to snort, giving hiom a Geddy Lee falsetto voice, making the fans happy and stopping the torrent of canadian rock bands chasing him around. Unfortunately Neil Young didn't get the memo, and is still looking for Max. Fortunately for Max Neil doesn't have a great sense of direction.
12. Watch - April 28, 2009 1:55 PM
stfu daisy. your a waist of space.
PS: FR1ST!!!111!!!!1!1
13. catch22 - April 28, 2009 2:00 PM
the computer will need to get the timing right in order ot buzz in... they dont work too early and its a race once they are "activated"
and of course it will have to answer in the form of a question and compute the question based on the answer...
id be impressed... but i probly wouldnt care enough to watch the show let alone even remember this 10 minutes from now
14. Clamdigger - April 28, 2009 2:07 PM
Bikini contest yea.....but can it enjoy the smell of bacon.
15. WATCH - April 28, 2009 2:18 PM
THIS IS THE REAL WATCH. I'M STEALING MY NAME.
Is it..... a waste of time/money
http://gaaaaat.mybrute.com
16. Kev - April 28, 2009 2:21 PM
I AM #1 TOTAL WANKER. im having questions about my sexuality.
i think i only like male robots.
is ther something wrong with me
Kev
17. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - April 28, 2009 2:22 PM
@1 you won congrats
@5 you are a retard and your parents never loved you and it shows
@12 you never had parents, I guess test tubes can't raise a baby so you can have first, spell it right retard, I mean sorry, you are special.
18. Pew³ - April 28, 2009 2:23 PM
The end is near.
Competing on Jeopardy is the first sign of seven of the apocylpse.
Computers are about to take over and harvest our organs for energy.
Maybe I'll DVR it.
19. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - April 28, 2009 2:27 PM
I'll take "Wierd shit you find on 4chan for $600"
"What is MARBLECAKE?"
20. therush - April 28, 2009 2:51 PM
I agree about Trebek's stache. Terrible tragedy.
21. todders - April 28, 2009 3:24 PM
Will it be allowed to Google?
You haven't seen anything until you've seen MACHO MAN Randy Savage trip/FREAK OUT on a bongful of Salvia:
http://www.digitalfuntown.com/videos/166
22. XX - April 28, 2009 3:39 PM
#21.... it specifically said it WILL NOT be hooked up to the internet.
23. STINK - April 28, 2009 4:00 PM
@19
There's weird stuff on 4chan? I musta missed it.
24. Pat - April 28, 2009 4:07 PM
I'm not Watson ... call me Turd Ferguson.
25. Galtacticus - April 28, 2009 5:33 PM
I even think just an average computer can compete easily with humans.Let stand a supercomputer.
26. Watch - April 28, 2009 5:34 PM
I cant wait to see how this turns out. @ 12, 15, stop trying to imitate me you fcuking losers.
27. Darth - April 28, 2009 5:37 PM
How about BS and Paris Hilton competing with an Atari Pong computer?
28. Galtacticus - April 28, 2009 5:39 PM
@27 That's no match for the Atari computer.
29. Kev - April 28, 2009 5:41 PM
#16 IS AN IMPOSTER! LIES LIES LIES I SAY!!!! DINOSAURS ARE INDEED MY FAVORITE.
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE! I DRINK IT UPPP!!!!
30. Bee - April 28, 2009 8:19 PM
We should use that baby in gaming...
Too funny to let it go: Human Pinata
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32. laptop battery - November 5, 2009 10:49 PM
IBM says that for the show, the computer would not be connected to the internet.
Computers are about to take over and harvest our organs for energy.