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Machines beat us at our own game: What can we do?
JORDAN ROBERTSON - The Associated Press




07:21:00AM (ET) Friday,February 18,2011.

Machines first out-calculated us in simple math. Then they replaced us on the assembly lines, explored places we couldn't get to, even beat our champions at chess. Now a computer called Watson has bested our best at "Jeopardy!"

A gigantic computer created by IBM specifically to excel at answers-and-questions left two champs of the TV game show in its silicon dust after a three-day tournament, a feat that experts call a technological breakthrough.

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* Placed this one here in this section as a new gadget presented by both IBM & Jeopardy.
I enjoyed it and hoping you did as well.
Interesting to see Ken Jennings getting a little peeved about Watson beating both contestants (did well in fact)to the punch.
Watson amazingly found all Daily Doubles throughout the tournament.
Half proceeds from the wins go to charities.
I am sure we will see more of this genre soon. *

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