So, recently I was watching Jeopardy. I seen that they had a robot going against two of the best Jeopardy contestants of ALL TIME. Now, Jeopardy is sweet and I love watching it. I feel smart whenever I get an answer right, that feeling of accomplishment. Currently there is a Teen tournament, now I feel that I could compete with some of these teens and I feel I could beat them down with my knowledge.
See, during the first round, I sit and listen to the questions, answering them with lightening speed. If I had a button, I would press it faster than any of them. My money total would be gigantic. They would have to multiply their own total by fourty in order to equal my massive amount of money. Watson and I. One on one, a fight to the finish.
I would win, obviously. My brain power surpasses Watson's processors by at least 3.24. That is the exact number I found when calculating this problem. Which I happened to in less than 2 seconds. Now Watson is a great computer and he would make a fantastic desktop computer. Watson is a great computer, but it's flaws are so obvious. The scientists that made Watson, (Work at IBM) need to fine tune him. One of Jeopardy's questions had to deal with an airport in the United States. Watson answered with, "What is Toronto?" Well, Toronto is not a State in the United States. Just a small flaw in Watson.
So in reality Watson is no where close to becoming our robotic overlord. He is just a machine capable of doing some activity that our brain can do everyday. IBM will have to do a lot more to take over humanity, than a computer that can answer question in the form of a question. Honestly, I was impressed by this random robot, and I am hoping that the technology used for this robot will be used in an appropriate way.
Watson could possibly change the whole outlook on Artificial Intelligence. Doctors can look up what disease a patient may be suffering from, they use Watson and they are finding out what's wrong in a matter of seconds. The technology is really outstanding. It surprises me that this technology even exists, it simply is interesting how advanced this is.
Well, my main point is that Watson is amazing, and I believe he will change the face of the world.
Or, doctors can use you to diagnose diseases because you're lightning fast. Watson clearly can't compare here.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Whenever I "play along" to Jeopardy, I feel stupid because the questions don't make sense to me. Except for that time Iowa was a category on there.
They have robots on Jeopardy now? That sounds really cool! Does Watson play with the teens as well? I wonder if theyll ever have the 5th graders from Are You Smarter Then A Fifth Grader on the show. Those kids are pretty smart as well.
ReplyDeletejeopardy. I understand the show, and have played along with it, but I don't understand why you have to answer by a question. Other than that it is a pretty good show. :)
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