Final Jeopardy : man vs. machine and the quest to know everything / Stephen Baker.
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TextPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011Description: 268 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780547483160 (hbk.); 0547483163 (hbk.)Subject(s): Natural language processing (Computer science) | Semantic computing | Artificial intelligence | Database management | Watson (Computer) | Jeopardy! (Television program)DDC classification: 006.3 LOC classification: QA76.9.N38 | B35 2011| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-268).
The germ of the Jeopardy machine -- And representing the humans -- Blue J is born -- Educating Blue J -- Watson's face -- Watson takes on humans -- AI -- A season of jitters -- Watson looks for work -- How to play the game -- The match.
Researchers at IBM launched a billion-dollar project to develop a machine that could compete in the quiz show Jeopardy--and win. The machine faced off in a high-ratings match against two former champions, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Journalist Stephen Baker carries readers on a captivating journey from the IBM labs to the showdown in Hollywood. The story features brilliant Ph.D.s, Hollywood moguls, knowledge-obsessed Jeopardy masters--and a very special collection of silicon and circuitry named Watson. It was a classic match of Man vs. Machine, not seen since the chess-playing computer Deep Blue bested the world's reigning grandmaster, Garry Kasparov. And Watson needed to do more than churn through chess moves or find a relevant Web page--it had to understand language, including puns and irony, and master everything from history and literature to science, arts, and entertainment.--Adapted from publisher description.
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