Man vs App on Jeopardy tonight.

Kevy Baby · 02-17-2011, 05:09 PM

We TiVod the episodes (I was out of town for a couple of days) and we just watched the first episode last night.

I was surprised to learn that Watson gets the questions as a text file: I would have thought speech recognition has evolved enough to use.

But then I started wondering - how was Watson getting the trigger to know when to push the button? But at least he has to push the same button as the players (albeit, electro-mechanically driven).

And yes, I am changing my view just a little on the show - it is a little more educational than I expected. It can be amusing to see some of the responses that Watson has been coming up with.

02-17-2011, 05:09 PM	#1
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	We TiVod the episodes (I was out of town for a couple of days) and we just watched the first episode last night. I was surprised to learn that Watson gets the questions as a text file: I would have thought speech recognition has evolved enough to use. But then I started wondering - how was Watson getting the trigger to know when to push the button? But at least he has to push the same button as the players (albeit, electro-mechanically driven). And yes, I am changing my view just a little on the show - it is a little more educational than I expected. It can be amusing to see some of the responses that Watson has been coming up with. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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