Kneel down their people, the computers take over the power! This at least suggests to Watson's triumph in the "Jeopardy" duel. The IBM supercomputer duped his two human opponents clear - and could even afford some weaknesses. The faces were grave, thumbs ready for the decisive push on the button: So the two human candidate appeared on Wednesday in New York for the final "Jeopardy" Match against their computer opponents Watson.
To make it short: The people fought bravely. Ex-champion Ken Jennings fought like a lion against his opponents digital, could reduce the seemingly unassailable lead of the super computer at the end, even significantly. In the end, however, prevailed, the circuit monster from the IBM-Keller.
Watson was to prove that a run in natural language quiz in which it is to locate the appropriate question for each set of keys, for a contemporary computer trinkets is. That was basically a declaration of war on all the nerds and know-all. A computer that can deal with wordplay and language puzzles? Impossible! And so the three-million-dollar winner Brad Rutter had set out to "defend humanity's honor." Super-Champ Ken Jennings had reaffirmed loud-mouthed, he would bet any money on mankind.
Brave words, but the compendium of knowledge and the response speed of the machine had stoically flashing the "Jeopardy" heroes hardly oppose something. It was the beginning, the hope for mankind. On the first three days of the tournament Watson had failed to simple word games, had been on a par with Brad Rutter.
On the second day disgraced Watson bitterly when he incorrectly answered the question about Chicago's airports with the Canadian city of Toronto. But since the machine was already with a profit of $ 35,000 long before Brad Rutter, who has won just once $ 10,400 in his account. Jennings languished far behind at 4800 around Doller.
Well, on day three, it was about everything. Rapid catch-up campaign was ready Jennings, dressed in a black jacket and dark tie, his fist in the finals with the response button in the air. Rutter Tippett with an open shirt collar and Street Fighter-air from one foot to the other. First came the people not even to the train.
Unnerved Jennings escaped a groan, as Watson again and again faster on the trigger, was the threat of turning the print button was an empty gesture. Cold play the computer from its nano-second advantage. Only once he got into a skid at the beginning: When asked about the EU membership of Slovenia.
Watson has already had $ 3,600 in advance, before Brad Rutter break the spell and correctly assign Ytterling coaster Ikea. Then suddenly came Jennings out of the shadows. With widened eyes in concentration, he ordered Hollywood stars, dairy producers and newspaper supplements to correct, crawled so approached Watson.
Jennings enjoyed his Aufholmanöver the rights closed loosely around the handle, the left confidently to the podium. But then again Watson was quick to associate the Vedic Sanskrit dialect. Jennings pressed his lips together, bottom Rutter, turned his tense body like a bow ready for immediate firing back.
Jennings as a "Daily Double" was given the opportunity to use all his profits, he growled: "I can do is two things, or turn off Watson to do everything, so I put all my eggs!" Quiet understatement was a good decision, the correct answer he succeeded after a short, strenuous thinking - that was the leadership, the brief triumph of man over machine! Jennings sat down at the tip, it was a correct answer after another, until finally the question of a piece of clothing could not answer.
Jennings twisted helplessly face into a grimace - and Watson took his cool over from the hand by Platt easy class it as a German dialect. Jennings kept the lead at first, but his confidence was gone. Nervous, he trotted back and forth until Watson was once again a serious mistake and was able to extend his lead over Jennings $ 15,000 compared to Watson's 6373rd But was rejected in its place the number cruncher that's not long.
Instead of despair, how about a man may happen, he turned now on in earnest. Literature, geography, Fashion, Law - Watson knew everything and was again quicker on the trigger. In the human candidates, despair was wide. Jennings gave everything, but could not prevent that Watson was passing him and offered him even with puns stand up.
"Even a broken shows twice a day at the right time" to the statement, he answered routine: "What is a Clock?" When Watson finally able to chalk up the victory with a $ 77,147 profit for himself, slipping away Jennings the bitter remark: "I our new computer-ruler to welcome". A final, less effective side-swipe, a clearly severed loser.
When the TV channel CBS is about to switch to advertising, we saw Jennings just the defeat of humanity in a symbolic sum stranglehold against the computer - who enjoys his victory quietly humming. After all, that is quiet understatement. Hal 9000, the supercomputer in Stanley Kubrick's malignant - is "2001 A Space Odyssey," with the "Watson" often compared, would have the triumph of technology may also highlighted with a cool head, "I put that down to human error."
To make it short: The people fought bravely. Ex-champion Ken Jennings fought like a lion against his opponents digital, could reduce the seemingly unassailable lead of the super computer at the end, even significantly. In the end, however, prevailed, the circuit monster from the IBM-Keller.
Watson was to prove that a run in natural language quiz in which it is to locate the appropriate question for each set of keys, for a contemporary computer trinkets is. That was basically a declaration of war on all the nerds and know-all. A computer that can deal with wordplay and language puzzles? Impossible! And so the three-million-dollar winner Brad Rutter had set out to "defend humanity's honor." Super-Champ Ken Jennings had reaffirmed loud-mouthed, he would bet any money on mankind.
Brave words, but the compendium of knowledge and the response speed of the machine had stoically flashing the "Jeopardy" heroes hardly oppose something. It was the beginning, the hope for mankind. On the first three days of the tournament Watson had failed to simple word games, had been on a par with Brad Rutter.
On the second day disgraced Watson bitterly when he incorrectly answered the question about Chicago's airports with the Canadian city of Toronto. But since the machine was already with a profit of $ 35,000 long before Brad Rutter, who has won just once $ 10,400 in his account. Jennings languished far behind at 4800 around Doller.
Well, on day three, it was about everything. Rapid catch-up campaign was ready Jennings, dressed in a black jacket and dark tie, his fist in the finals with the response button in the air. Rutter Tippett with an open shirt collar and Street Fighter-air from one foot to the other. First came the people not even to the train.
Unnerved Jennings escaped a groan, as Watson again and again faster on the trigger, was the threat of turning the print button was an empty gesture. Cold play the computer from its nano-second advantage. Only once he got into a skid at the beginning: When asked about the EU membership of Slovenia.
Watson has already had $ 3,600 in advance, before Brad Rutter break the spell and correctly assign Ytterling coaster Ikea. Then suddenly came Jennings out of the shadows. With widened eyes in concentration, he ordered Hollywood stars, dairy producers and newspaper supplements to correct, crawled so approached Watson.
Jennings enjoyed his Aufholmanöver the rights closed loosely around the handle, the left confidently to the podium. But then again Watson was quick to associate the Vedic Sanskrit dialect. Jennings pressed his lips together, bottom Rutter, turned his tense body like a bow ready for immediate firing back.
Jennings as a "Daily Double" was given the opportunity to use all his profits, he growled: "I can do is two things, or turn off Watson to do everything, so I put all my eggs!" Quiet understatement was a good decision, the correct answer he succeeded after a short, strenuous thinking - that was the leadership, the brief triumph of man over machine! Jennings sat down at the tip, it was a correct answer after another, until finally the question of a piece of clothing could not answer.
Jennings twisted helplessly face into a grimace - and Watson took his cool over from the hand by Platt easy class it as a German dialect. Jennings kept the lead at first, but his confidence was gone. Nervous, he trotted back and forth until Watson was once again a serious mistake and was able to extend his lead over Jennings $ 15,000 compared to Watson's 6373rd But was rejected in its place the number cruncher that's not long.
Instead of despair, how about a man may happen, he turned now on in earnest. Literature, geography, Fashion, Law - Watson knew everything and was again quicker on the trigger. In the human candidates, despair was wide. Jennings gave everything, but could not prevent that Watson was passing him and offered him even with puns stand up.
"Even a broken shows twice a day at the right time" to the statement, he answered routine: "What is a Clock?" When Watson finally able to chalk up the victory with a $ 77,147 profit for himself, slipping away Jennings the bitter remark: "I our new computer-ruler to welcome". A final, less effective side-swipe, a clearly severed loser.
When the TV channel CBS is about to switch to advertising, we saw Jennings just the defeat of humanity in a symbolic sum stranglehold against the computer - who enjoys his victory quietly humming. After all, that is quiet understatement. Hal 9000, the supercomputer in Stanley Kubrick's malignant - is "2001 A Space Odyssey," with the "Watson" often compared, would have the triumph of technology may also highlighted with a cool head, "I put that down to human error."
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