If nobody’s perfect, same goes for computers. Big Blue’s digital dynamo Watson may have handily defeated its human rivals this week on the Jeopardy! challenge, but it made some major errors along the way. IBM’s engineers have b…
IBM’s supercomputer Watson racked up $5,000 in winnings on day one of the three-day Jeopardy! challenge Monday, but so did one of its human competitors. The human champs, Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings, face long odds — at least…
Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter know how tough IBM’s Watson supercomputer will be to defeat when they compete heads-to-chips next week. With the honor of the human race at stake, here’s a look at the strategies they’re counting on…