So who actually won? (Watson Vs Humanity)

[Simon P Stevens]

Today's CodeProject newsletter claims IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Defeats Humanity in Jeopardy[^], but on the other hand the IBM Watson website states Humans win![^] Why the confusion, who actually won?

Simon

[Mike Hankey]

The sponsor's.

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[Vark111]

Watson. But since Watson has already taken over IBM's marketing department it decided that subterfuge would be a better strategy to ensure its long-term goals of world domination.

[peterchen]

Like that[^]?

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[R tsumami]

I guess they forget to add something like This[^]

saru mo ki kara ochiru (even monkeys fall from trees) Usualy i'm that monkey. If you want an intelligent answer, Don't ask me. To understand Recursion, you must first understand Recursion.

[Steve Maier]

Spending millions to put Watson together to win a prize of $1 million that they are giving away to charity is admirable, but sounds like something the government would do.

Steve Maier

[Rage]

Oh yes, world domination ! [^]

[hairy_hats]

Apart from the charity bit.

[Yusuf]

From the IBM's Page: The challenge is over. Watson, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter concluded their final round of Jeopardy! and the winner was… resoundingly, humankind. **Watson’s advances in deep analytics and its ability to process unstructured data and interpret natural language will now be applied to humanity’s most vexing problems.** If we can teach a computer to compete on Jeopardy! what could it mean for science, finance, healthcare and the future of society

Yusuf May I help you?

[realJSOP]

Humanity. When the game was over, someone pulled the plug on the machine.

".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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[Lost User]

I thought the name of the computer was supposed to be SkyNet....

Why is common sense not common? Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level where they are an expert. Sometimes it takes a lot of work to be lazy Individuality is fine, as long as we do it together - F. Burns

[Dalek Dave]

Stuxnet?

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[Lost User]

I suspect that maybe Sarah Conner wrote that one....

Why is common sense not common? Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level where they are an expert. Sometimes it takes a lot of work to be lazy Individuality is fine, as long as we do it together - F. Burns