I.B.M. Supercomputer ‘Watson’ to Challenge ‘Jeopardy’ Stars

“If the program beats the humans, the field of artificial intelligence will have made a leap forward"
— John Markoff, New York Times

NYTIMES Dec 14, 2010 | An I.B.M. supercomputer system named after the company’s founder, Thomas J. Watson Sr., is almost ready for a televised test: a bout of questioning on the quiz show "Jeopardy."

I.B.M. and the producers of "Jeopardy" will announce on Tuesday that the computer, "Watson," will face the two most successful players in "Jeopardy" history, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, in three episodes that will be broadcast Feb. 14-16, 2011.

For I.B.M., "Watson" is an important test of…

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