NewsTalk 1280 WGBF » supercomputer http://newstalk1280.com Sat, 25 May 2013 15:05:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Supercomputer Takes on 'Jeopardy' Champions [VIDEO] http://newstalk1280.com/supercomputer-takes-on-jeopardy-champions-video/ http://newstalk1280.com/supercomputer-takes-on-jeopardy-champions-video/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:30:45 +0000 brad.bruner http://newstalk1280.com/?p=1059 This week on "Jeopardy," a supercomputer named Watson is competing against Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, the two most storied players in the history of the game show

Watson is able to respond in a human voice to Alex Trebek’s answers. And the supercomputer is able to do so quickly enough to often beat the two human "Jeopardy" legends to the buzzer.

After the first day of the competition Watson was tied with Rutter for the lead.

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