Rashiminos
Fool Prophet
Grassy knoll.
IBM's Watson on Jeopardy.
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I thought there was a panel of judges deciding those things, and Trebek just announces it.
cubsfan6506
Got u
There is don't let that get in the way of Japanrocks getting high and mighty though.
Japanrocks12
tired of being a man
Well it makes you have to answer quickly, it's a different beast.
I've dominated my share of trivia nights at drinking establishments
No, you are penalized for interrupting the question to answer. You're forced into a stupid buzzer race at the end.
dwaxe
is not a fanatic
What? I wasn't aware that it was possible to interrupt Trebek's questioning.
classical_hero
In whom I trust
Well that makes it much less impressive. I don't think it comprehends language either, it could do something like this:
Trebek: "This city was founded by dutch colonists and referred to as the big apple."
The computer does a Google-type of search for key words. "This city was founded by dutch colonists and referred to as the big apple."
Watson: ...New York City.
That's probably an easy example, but it would be "brute force speed," as Classical Hero said, and not actual comprehension.
Yeah that is what I meant. It can do massive amounts of calculations to get the right result, but it will not understand exactly what it is doing.
I would love to see a Celebrity version of that show on SNL. I am sure there is plenty of humour to be had with this.
Mise
isle of lucy
All the annoying people saying "omg you can just google the answers lolz", you do realise that Google has a highly sophisticated algorithm for "understanding" questions too, right? One that depends on a global network of thousands of supercomputers, each containing thousands of cores, and multi-million dollar datacentres all across the globe? A database and processing network larger than anything ever created by mankind?
How big is Watson again...?
Sure, a lot of Google's capacity is required for the billions of requests it services all day, every day, globally. But the database required to hold all of that information, and the processing power and data structures required to interrogate that databse, is unfathomably immense.
The whole point of Watson's AI is to create a reasonably sized system that doesn't need a huge amount of processing power or data to understand and respond to basic human-language questions. That's the challenge.
How big is Watson again...?
Sure, a lot of Google's capacity is required for the billions of requests it services all day, every day, globally. But the database required to hold all of that information, and the processing power and data structures required to interrogate that databse, is unfathomably immense.
The whole point of Watson's AI is to create a reasonably sized system that doesn't need a huge amount of processing power or data to understand and respond to basic human-language questions. That's the challenge.
Mr. Dictator
A Chain-Smoking Fox
Lemme know when Watson can start engaging in debates here on CFC 
But really, this is impressive. Just don't let him become self-aware. I haven't let any of my appliances watch Jeopardy for fear they might get ideas.
But really, this is impressive. Just don't let him become self-aware. I haven't let any of my appliances watch Jeopardy for fear they might get ideas.
Disgustipated
Deity
reasonably sized? Don't get me wrong, I think this is impressive. But I think this is backwards technology. It was long ago realized you can't put that much computing power into one machine. This thing reminds me of the huge gigantic supercomputers of the 50's (though it is much more capable). The internet is much more capable and reliable. This is mostly just a gimmick.
The only practical application is AI, but as I said, it can't be fit into a reasonably sized machine (ie: a robot/android), and until it can, it's usefulness is very limited. If we ever do develop any kind of android/robot technology, it will probably be necessary for it to connect to some kind of network system. Although that increases the likelihood it can be hacked. Rise of the machines.
A stand alone unit is much more secure, but until we develop machines that can do what Watson does into the size of a human brain, that isn't realistic.
The only practical application is AI, but as I said, it can't be fit into a reasonably sized machine (ie: a robot/android), and until it can, it's usefulness is very limited. If we ever do develop any kind of android/robot technology, it will probably be necessary for it to connect to some kind of network system. Although that increases the likelihood it can be hacked. Rise of the machines.
A stand alone unit is much more secure, but until we develop machines that can do what Watson does into the size of a human brain, that isn't realistic.
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
It is nothing of the sort. You just apparently don't understand what the real challenges were.
IBM Watson Algorithm Team
There are a multitude of applications for these algorithms. For instance, call centers can use Watson to help find answers to problems. Doctors can use Watson to help them in diagnosing patients. Or the US intelligence apparatus can use thousands of Watsons to help sift through all the internet traffic in the US looking for "terrorists" and other supposed threats.
Not to mention merely developing these algorithms likely led to advances in all sorts of fields, such as natural language, computer architecture, semantic analysis, etc, etc.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
Another potential advance: online translating services. Right now they can suck because they do'nt understand the context of what's being said.
Disgustipated
Deity
I'd like to see evidence Watson truly understands the context of what's being said, rather than just having a good search engine and large database.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
The way a lot of jeopardy questions are asked just doing a straight up search won't work. Sure, the real answer will be on the first page somewhere, maybe, but Watson usually had the right answer at the top of his list. That's the impressive part.
Mise
isle of lucy
I'd like to see evidence that you understand the context of what's being said.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
Watson can spit out points somewhat related to the topic at hand but struggles with context? My guess is that Watson has been posting here for a while.
Mise
isle of lucy
Sorry Warpus, was a x-post.
But yeah, all of those things
But yeah, all of those things
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
Whoa, that wasn't even addressed to me!
Tylenol is a hell of a drug
Tylenol is a hell of a drug
