Supercomputer On 'Jeopardy'

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Supercomputer On 'Jeopardy'

May 1, 2009 | ISSUE 45•18

IBM, the company that built master chess computer Deep Blue, is working on a new machine that developers hope can participate in Jeopardy. What do you think?

That's stupid. The only reason to watch Jeopardy is to see how people write out their names.

Amanda Albert
Systems Analyst
Yes! It's gonna work, and those IBM guys will be laughing all the way to the bank with their Jeopardy winnings."

Mike Kuban
Dog Walker
Winning at chess and Jeopardy is all well and good, but I’ll be impressed when a computer can beat the Philadelphia Eagles—in Philadelphia.”

Kevin Hicks
Rail Inspector

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