Movies and TV Anybody watching Watson on Jeopardy

**Gadzooks** · 02-15-2011, 06:48 PM

Those processors are impressive...

KChiefs1 · 02-15-2011, 06:52 PM

It's making Ken Jennings & Brad Rudder look like imbeciles.

**Gadzooks** · 02-15-2011, 06:54 PM

This is not far off.

tk13 · 02-15-2011, 07:01 PM

It is impressive... I guess we should all be impressed that you can make a computer that can do this... but in a way I'm not. Although at this level of Jeopardy, the thing really is a button mashing contest. Ken and Brad know most of these answers... it's just can they buzz in before the robot. Some of the robot's mistakes are definitely bizarre.

**Gadzooks** · 02-15-2011, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tk13

It is impressive... I guess we should all be impressed that you can make a computer that can do this... but in a way I'm not. Although at this level of Jeopardy, the thing really is a button mashing contest. Ken and Brad know most of these answers... it's just can they buzz in before the robot. Some of the robot's mistakes are definitely bizarre.

There were some strange errors and it seemed it buzzed in once it's processing was complete.
I was most amazed at the voice technology though.

tk13 · 02-15-2011, 07:51 PM

Yeah, I guess I shouldn't be so harsh... we probably should be surprised it doesn't make more mistakes like the one at the end of the game today. I thought that was the kind of stuff it would not miss. But still, it's dominating. Brad and Ken are truly dominant on the buzzer and they just don't stand a chance.

**RealSNR** · 02-15-2011, 07:54 PM

I saw the final Jeopardy category and the answer. The syntax was probably too difficultly worded because that was an odd error. Watson didn't even guess an American city (he said Toronto)

**Gadzooks** · 02-15-2011, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

Watson didn't even guess an American city (he said Toronto)

At least he was close...

googlegoogle · 02-15-2011, 09:22 PM

IF YOU MISSED IT.

tk13 · 02-16-2011, 07:15 PM

The game was a lot more exciting today. And I was actually more impressed with Watson, even though he wasn't as dominant. They actually threw a bunch of wordplay questions and I thought Watson handled it fairly well. Ken Jennings was a machine though... he went toe to toe with a supercomputer, and probably would've won had he found the daily doubles.

rageeumr · 02-16-2011, 07:38 PM

I can't wait for the SNL skit with Watson and Sean Connery

mcaj22 · 02-16-2011, 07:38 PM

Ken Jennings is a beast; Chiefs should bring him in for a look

**Bearcat** · 02-16-2011, 07:42 PM

I love watching that kind of stuff and to see it from a computer geek's mind, like the movie AI.... if you think that kind of algorithm isn't that hard, just watch some of the 2nd/3rd answers. I think the 2nd one for the second largest city in New Zealand was Church of England (granted, it was like 10%). The behind the scenes stuff has some good info, too.

Chiefnj2 · 02-16-2011, 08:17 PM

A computer that knows more than a person? Wow, someone should invent something called google where you can look things up that you don't know.

CHENZ A! · 02-16-2011, 08:21 PM

i watch on a fairly regular basis, and saw all of the episodes this week so far. At first I was somewhat interested, and then Watson reeled off like 5 straight to start the show, and hit the Daily Double on a completely random number of a category that hadn't been chosen yet, and with 3/4+ of the board remaining, it was BS.

Today was pretty good though. I'd be willing to bet that they put a VERY slight delay on Watson's buzzer just so that the guys could actually have a chance to answer some questions.

It was an impressive display of technology, but I like the normal version of Jeopardy much better because I like to play along and blurt out the answer before the contestants do. This really impresses my employees normally, but with Watson playing, the correct answer is written on the TV screen most of the time so it steals my thunder.

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02-15-2011, 07:01 PM	#4
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1902500	It is impressive... I guess we should all be impressed that you can make a computer that can do this... but in a way I'm not. Although at this level of Jeopardy, the thing really is a button mashing contest. Ken and Brad know most of these answers... it's just can they buzz in before the robot. Some of the robot's mistakes are definitely bizarre.
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02-15-2011, 07:51 PM	#6
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1902500	Yeah, I guess I shouldn't be so harsh... we probably should be surprised it doesn't make more mistakes like the one at the end of the game today. I thought that was the kind of stuff it would not miss. But still, it's dominating. Brad and Ken are truly dominant on the buzzer and they just don't stand a chance.
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02-16-2011, 07:15 PM	#10
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1902500	The game was a lot more exciting today. And I was actually more impressed with Watson, even though he wasn't as dominant. They actually threw a bunch of wordplay questions and I thought Watson handled it fairly well. Ken Jennings was a machine though... he went toe to toe with a supercomputer, and probably would've won had he found the daily doubles.
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02-16-2011, 07:38 PM	#11
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02-16-2011, 07:42 PM	#13
Bearcat Would an idiot do that? Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Arizona Casino cash: $2734931	I love watching that kind of stuff and to see it from a computer geek's mind, like the movie AI.... if you think that kind of algorithm isn't that hard, just watch some of the 2nd/3rd answers. I think the 2nd one for the second largest city in New Zealand was Church of England (granted, it was like 10%). The behind the scenes stuff has some good info, too. __________________
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02-16-2011, 08:21 PM	#15
CHENZ A! pimping hoes + clocking a grip Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: KCMO Casino cash: $9977569	i watch on a fairly regular basis, and saw all of the episodes this week so far. At first I was somewhat interested, and then Watson reeled off like 5 straight to start the show, and hit the Daily Double on a completely random number of a category that hadn't been chosen yet, and with 3/4+ of the board remaining, it was BS. Today was pretty good though. I'd be willing to bet that they put a VERY slight delay on Watson's buzzer just so that the guys could actually have a chance to answer some questions. It was an impressive display of technology, but I like the normal version of Jeopardy much better because I like to play along and blurt out the answer before the contestants do. This really impresses my employees normally, but with Watson playing, the correct answer is written on the TV screen most of the time so it steals my thunder.
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