A supercomputer I.B.M. system named after founding the company, Thomas j. Watson SR., is almost ready for television test: an episode of questioning on the quiz show "Jeopardy."
I.B.M. and producers of "Jeopardy" will announce Tuesday that the computer, "Watson," will have to face two actors more success in the story "Jeopardy", Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, three episodes will be aired on February 14, 15 and 16, 2011.
I.B.M., "Watson" is a test of artificial intelligence. It scientists have been talking to the "Jeopardy" Man vs. machine match-up for the greater part of two years. "If the program beats humans, the area of artificial intelligence that made a leap forward," John Markoff of the New York Times wrote in April 2009.
In a press release, companies said that the format of "Jeopardy" was "the ultimate challenge" for "Watson" because "indices of the game involves analysis subtle sense, irony, puzzles and other complexities in which human beings humans Excel and computers are traditionally not."
I.B.M. and producers have agreed that a million dollars will be on the line. If "Watson" WINS, the money will be donated to charities. If a human wins half of the money will be given.
The producers of "Danger" said computer qualified for the show by passing the same test as human candidates. Recently "Watson" has been playing saving games with old human candidates for practice. I.B.M. will share some highlights of these games on their website in the coming weeks.
The match-ups "Jeopardy" supercomputer is on television since almost 50 years, are an opportunity to draw attention. It is an endorsement of sorts for format - as Harry Friedman, executive producer of the show, in a news release, "we are delighted that Jeopardy!" is regarded as a point of reference for the ultimate knowledge. »
