@gohan40129 ..obviously the computers would be assisting the doctors, not *be* the doctors. Could be a hugely helpful diagnostic tool and even a research aide.
I'm not entirely sure that this is a fair competition as Watson can compute answers and respond at near light speed. "He" also has over a trillion more neural connections than the average human brain...
It's a cool tool, But man will still and always be better than machine.The computer was focus on one thing recalling info and analysing the problem will the men were multitasking etc. (wow this computer is fast! , my belly feel funny! ) The CPU "Watson" has no emotion no feelings. It's a good for teaching,analysis and Medical field. Hats off to IBM. What would be really good if Watson can play other games from Board Game to Sim. consider the picture 'Stealth' able to learn from the internet
This is nothing, this machine is just learning how to talk. They have computers that can predict what you'll do every hour of the day with stunning accuracy. Cyber big-brother is coming.
I'd like to see Google or Microsoft or whoever create an AI competitor to go up against Watson. A Jeopardy fight among 3 AI machines would be an awesome annual event!
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0:18 I reeeeally don't like where this is going. Imagine a computer analyzing everything you type and coming to the conclusion that you are an enemy of the state. I imagine that the department of precrime has already placed an order the IBM.
This is definitely a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. When I saw this computer in action, the first thing I thought of was, this is going to be the bridge of the VonBraun robotic spacecraft that one day will go to Darwin IV, as seen in the documentary Alien Planet. I also though that this computer would replace Homer Simpson in sector 7G at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. With all of the money Mr. Burns has got, and the reliability of Homer, this would be a no brainer for him.
This may be funny, however it was IBM that designed the Hollerith machine (first computer) to assist the Nazis in the totallisation of the european Jewry for the industrialized genocide of 11 million Jews in WW2. Look it up. IBM are scum, you should all be very concerned.They are guilty of assisting genocide.
@derrenmac Everyone disliked Jews during WW2, they were the equivalent of gays in current years, they just gave Germany punchcard readers, they gave the US punchcard readers, and once the US entered the war, they stopped upkeep on German punchcard readers. They were just doing their job, and had no idea about the Holocaust, just that Germany, like the US, had containment camps set up.
Fascinating - there's a Toronto in Illinois, although it's closer to Springfield than Chicago. (There's also a Toronto in... basically every midwest state.)
At least Watson was smart enough to figure it was probably wrong?
@aranttila1241 That has no bearing on my response. You said "Watsion couldn't even guess a city in the US?" Technically it did. Anyways the reason it didn't come up with Chicago as most confident is because the question used the word "named" and all of the evidence used the word "renamed". Also there was evidence that said Toronto was a U.S. city. "US and Canadian MLB teams", in the list was "Toronto Blue Jays".
@havee3333333 i don't think he saves all the answers on the questions. that would be way too much, but i do think that it changes algorithms, so that if algorithm A failed it saves that algorithm A isn't the way to go on certain questions
our tech getting ahead of us is one way of looking at it. do you how close we are to a chip in are head giving us ten fold the mental capacity! nano tech that would make known disease a thing of the past and mortality a choice. google humanityplus.
@sgsgy "Life is the ability of an organism to perform biological processes of self-preservation and reproduction. There is no purpose in life other than fear of the alternative, it is the ever-present threat of death that continually prolongs this futile endeavor of the living."
True, Watson didn't get every question right, some so far from right that it confuses us how it could get it so wrong. It's just hard to understand how a computer thinks, much different from a human, for example: If you asked it math questions it would never get them wrong and depending on the math question the human players would never be able to figure it out in their life times.
Something else, if they gave all these questions to Watson at once, he could give the answer out in a minute.
Whoever says that Toronto isn't a US city and Watson should look at the US map, I think you have to look at the US map instead. Here is a short list of Toronto, US: Toronto, OH; Toronto, KS; Toronto, IA.
@thenutintheushanka18 The point isn't if these Toronto have an airport or not. The question that everyone is asking in the comments are if there is a Toronto in the US.
The technology is interesting, but let's keep one thing in mind....the computer that takes up an entire large room, and needs two giant self-contained air-conditioning units (to prevent overheating), to come close to mimicking what your brain does (which only takes up the space in your head....oh and we only use 10% of it's capabilities).
This just makes me have even more respect for the complexities of the human brain.
@EmptyBottleTherapies The idea that we only use 10% of our brain is a myth that just won't die. We use almost all of our brain. The 10% myth is bad science from decades ago, long since proven wrong.
As for the size of the computer ... back in the 50's, computers that would be considered absolutely primitive by today's standards took up entire rooms.
@TriscuitFan Really? I wasn't aware of this, do you have any links? My understanding is that YES we use about 85 - 95 % of our brain, relatively, but at any given time we are using typicaly 10% of it when thinking, or moving.
And yes the computers in 1950 were the same size of rooms, and 60 years later they still can't match the complexities and miracle of the human brain which is based off of chemical transfers. My statement isn't a "knock" on technology, just a commendation of the brain.
@EmptyBottleTherapies The human brain doesn't use 85-95% of itself for thinking, rather, it is most commonly working at that capacity. True, a large part of the brain is not used for thinking, it is actually used to transport blood to the brain and to keep the brain temperature at the right levels. Watson is simply a larger model of the human brain, albeit with the actual processing units linked differently together.
@EmptyBottleTherapies I understand what you're trying to say, the human brain is a ridiculously complex thing. This is the only time i've seen technology rival it by using the same sort of thought process, and i have to say, that's pretty awesome!
its amazing how far computer technology is coming (as an aspiring computer scientist) it staggers my mind how to develop a machine that can interpret something as irregular as language to a precision roughly as good as a human.
Google "watson jeopardy" or look on youtube for info if you get tired of seeing all of these technically challenged comments/whining about Watson's "unfair" advantages. The supercomputer did not need any advantage over the humans except for speed, it answered enough questions accurately and fast enough to beat Ken & Brad. If it needed even more speed then IBM could have just doubled the number of systems.
it doesn't know what a world is. it knows 1 and 0 and out of the many choices it chose the best possible response from the data it had generated.
Interesting point you bring up there, because within our brains, that is essentially what a single neuron is doing, albeit on a chemical analogue system rather than digital. I doubt a single neuron has any more concept of a "world" than Watson does. It is the sum of those millions of neurons that allows us to understand the world.
I love Jeopardy!. I have watched it for 20 years or so. I think it's great they have got a cpu so close to domination of the game. Quite ingenious work and they should all be proud, but this is really just a 15 minutes commercial for IBM. It's not like other companies have a cpu to do this too, but those 5-8 minutes of interviews and clips makes for obvious propaganda.
Additionally, I agree with the bogus him pressing the button faster than the other 2 contestants, and it IS hard to think of the answer while the question is being read to you. The computer has two unfair advantages. I think it should get the question 2 seconds before Alex is finished reading the question. I like how Watson was immediately chasing the daily double and found all 3 of them, that was another little rip off. One last thing, Watson should have to HEAR the question, and interpret it,
"Watson, does god exist, and what's his address?" I wonder what they programmed him to say?!!!!
Okay, that's not quite the answering system he operates on, but he could EASILY be adjusted to answer normal questions and complete equations and move to other parts of a room operating a robot that is "him". I guess Sony's Aibo has got a lot of catching up to do! However, to put things drastically into perspective, what it the monetary value of a 180 pound person, all the chemicals, vs. Waton's cost?
This isn't fair because the computer doesn't have to hit a buzzer. They should have made a robotic arm. If the players could hit the buzzer as soon as the answer pops into their head instead of when their hands hit it then it would be fair.
@pokemonmaster08 the computer doesn't know what a city is. it doesn't know what a world is. it knows 1 and 0 and out of the many choices it chose the best possible response from the data it had generated in a small amount of time and then lost a small amount of money as the chances that the 1's and 0's would match up for that question were low.
People aren't getting that it isn't even about "smarter" or "faster"... it's the fact that a computer is taking questions phrased in unusual ways and understanding them. THAT is the big deal. That's the part that's never been done before, and it's why Jeopardy was chosen instead of a standard quiz show format.
It takes a room of computers to do this. Humans have been doing it for much better (just look at Ken and Brad) for much longer. Gives you a real awe and amazement for the power of the human brain...
My Computational Linguistics prof spent this whole morning talking about this Watson. He said it's quite a lot of ad hoc going into this, and the achievement is not so "breakthrough" to researchers in the field. But for practical purposes I think Watson is quite good isn't it? Say it can help the doctor generating all possible hypotheses given the symptoms..
For everyone hung up on Watson reaction time to press the buzzer remember, this is not about Jeopardy! It is about testing a new computerized system that can understand language on the level of humans. The fact that Watson does not get the answer right with high confidence every single time is a testament to how hard this process is. Something we do without conscious thought requires a room of computers to attempt it.
watson didn't win because it's smarter. it won because it's a robot and was able to buzz in the precise instant the question was finished. this is crap.
@xde0mega u know what ken or brad should have done is like just instantaneously buzz in after the question has been said just so they get the chance to answer. they get a few seconds to think about it then too. some of those questions were damn ez too, but the damn comp kept stealing em.
watson has a real problem with dates and cities, which means the programmers didn't give it enough examples of those things. it can't make the association to cities in certain countries or know that events were pivotal to certain decades. watson is only as smart as his programmers
@ceej1980jeanne I don't think you know how Watson is programmed therefore you cannot assume it is ONLY as smart as its programmers. The algorithmic equations that are in Watson are so complex that only the brightest individuals could follow. When these equations are combined to formulate an idea, Watson is using all of these algorithms at once. I am NOT saying I know how it is programmed I am simply saying that it IS FASTER and POSSIBLY smarter than a human.
The real question is... when does Watson get the questions sent to him? I know they send him a text string with the question in it, but when does that get sent to him? Is it sent one word at a time so Watson can start narrowing down the possibilities as the question is read, or does he get it all at once at the end of the reading? Does he get it all at once at the beginning of the reading? Technically a human can read the question on the board faster than Alex can read it aloud. What's fair?
@Luieburger they send the whole question at once, when alex starts reading it- watson has the same amount of time to come up with an answer as the other guys. thats whats so amazing about his computing power, to filter through the branches of word association to find out what the appropriate answer is- in about 3-5 seconds
@Luieburger Exactly. I want more details on the timing of the whole process. All they've really said is that it has to buzz in with a mechanical device. First, as you ask, when and how are the answers sent to it? Second, at what moment are all the contestants allowed to buzz in? If it is at the end of Alex's speech, well, I think might just raise other questions.
So of all the millions of dollars that went into Watson's development, probably the $18 that went into allowing it to buzz in faster than its human counterparts was the best spent.
@shinunotenshi they showed a clip- watson has control of a buzzer, when it has a high enough rating for an answer(50% or more) it will select the buzzer to answer.the rules are the same, you can buzz when Alex finishes reading it. watson doesn't always find the most probable answer faster than the men, and if its lower than 50% it can decide to not buzz in.
@josephnigelfrye Disagreed my friend, the times of an all mighty government are long gone, today is the corporations age, where not only resources lay on their side, but also the influential power derived from a long chain of immoral leaders, leading into governments that govern for companies instead of for the people.
8:00 How was that a strange wager? It didnt know so it wagered less.
TruMasterLive 6 days ago
you can see Ken continuously buzzing in...or at least trying to.
2006unsw 1 week ago
This is facinatig but i would think a conputers reaction time to answering a question would be an advantage.
ORE0789 2 weeks ago
3:58 "Yes.... ffs".
ProtossHydralisk 2 weeks ago
Screw Watson, a computer doesn't play jeopordy.
SeanAndy1000 3 weeks ago
@SeanAndy1000 Actually, try spelling "Jeopardy" right next time
IceyLava108 1 week ago
allow the computer to be the doctor. Not the doctors. Good job when people have heart attacks from bad medication IBM!
gohan40129 3 weeks ago
@gohan40129 ..obviously the computers would be assisting the doctors, not *be* the doctors. Could be a hugely helpful diagnostic tool and even a research aide.
Chick3nAWOL 1 week ago
@gohan40129 it's not about beeing the doctor..it's about scanning large amount of data in a blink to assist the doctor
nv1t 5 days ago
He didn't shake hands with Watson..
FreeFromWar 3 weeks ago
skynet
unleashed102 3 weeks ago
watson may answer the questions right but sometimes i question some of the other options for answers
TheWiller34 4 weeks ago
I'm not entirely sure that this is a fair competition as Watson can compute answers and respond at near light speed. "He" also has over a trillion more neural connections than the average human brain...
Hsapienslaptopicus 1 month ago
Watson better stay out of the SOPA system.
A1234567890J1 1 month ago
Watson?
Where is Sarah Conner?????
oopoo64 1 month ago
Something like Watson could also be a huge step forward for AI.
mattwo7 1 month ago in playlist Jeopardy! IBM Watson Challenge
Watson may not yet be perfected, but it sure is clever..
mattwo7 1 month ago in playlist Jeopardy! IBM Watson Challenge
I for one welcome our computer overlords
WMandrola 1 month ago
Love the Narnia question: I agree with Watson, it's definitely The Lion XD
fleuve0styx 1 month ago
Canada, America's hat!
gargoyleb 1 month ago
Game starts at 2:45
thejuggler42 2 months ago
terminator IBM
augustburnsred66 2 months ago
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augustburnsred66 2 months ago
I'm always really curious about what the contestants talk about with Alex once the show is over
hhendoful 2 months ago
I dunno, Watson, what IS Toronto?
AislinKageno 2 months ago
Dr. David Ferrucci absolutely genius ...
balkiprasanna1984 2 months ago
how come the 2nd and 3rd answers sometimes are so wild
sameerpatel105 3 months ago
It's a cool tool, But man will still and always be better than machine.The computer was focus on one thing recalling info and analysing the problem will the men were multitasking etc. (wow this computer is fast! , my belly feel funny! ) The CPU "Watson" has no emotion no feelings. It's a good for teaching,analysis and Medical field. Hats off to IBM. What would be really good if Watson can play other games from Board Game to Sim. consider the picture 'Stealth' able to learn from the internet
rors4stu 3 months ago
This is nothing, this machine is just learning how to talk. They have computers that can predict what you'll do every hour of the day with stunning accuracy. Cyber big-brother is coming.
draggeddownthehole 3 months ago
Fucking cheaters; Ken's button is obviously sticky.
MaximumOvrdrive 3 months ago
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I'd like to see Google or Microsoft or whoever create an AI competitor to go up against Watson. A Jeopardy fight among 3 AI machines would be an awesome annual event!
dylan2009ist 3 months ago
Game starts at 2:45
HerecomestheCalavera 3 months ago 8
"What is toronto" Watson be trollin'
StupidFatFag 3 months ago
@StupidFatFag shut up, stupid fat fag.
testiclecrusher2 2 months ago
@testiclecrusher2 shut ur mom up
StupidFatFag 2 months ago
Will it blend?
coldunas 3 months ago
Watson took my job.
munierinho 4 months ago 2
Did Watson feel sorry for his opponents so threw the last question? :D. Ok, not so sorry - only about 1/36 of its total lol
intermender 4 months ago
Traitorously, i find myself rooting or the machine lol
intermender 4 months ago
Yeah, but will it play Crysis..?
humlakullen 4 months ago 3
I wish Watson got the question about Haemophilia right. I wanted to hear him say it. "What is Hi-Moe-Feel-Ya"
scampbl 5 months ago
Hey guys, if you're into game shows check out this new Internet game show that anyone can play and win just by watching the video clues. The show is called Cash Clues
cashclues 5 months ago
@cashclues Don't make me call Watson on you.
scampbl 5 months ago
Toronto LMAO
80smusicfanNO1 5 months ago
I love the way it pronounces the money bit "for $400!!"
80smusicfanNO1 5 months ago
the 3 who dissliked this feared the vision of the AI domination over humankind
thecryingsoul 5 months ago
8:05 Watson's sad face :(
RadicalMassacre 5 months ago
@RadicalMassacre makes me want to hug him... somehow...
Snaggbash2000 4 months ago
@Snaggbash2000 You're not the only one. And imagining Dr. Watson while I watch this doesn't help either XD
hzy126 4 months ago
Watson seems to really like hedge hogpodge,
Racecarlock 5 months ago
What is Toronto?????
I for one welcome our new computer overlords.
RedversusBlueFanboy 6 months ago 31
8:40 "fuck you watson"
DoomSprite236 6 months ago 35
@DoomSprite236 8:43
A1234567890J1 1 month ago
HOW THE FUCK. TORONTO???? HOW IN THE FUCK. A SUPER COMPUTER DOESN'T HAVE A FUCKING MAP OF USA? FUCK YOU FUTURAMA
PhoeniX999R 6 months ago
@PhoeniX999R Watson is a good machine alright, but i did laugh at that answer.
Emmy0lily 6 months ago
LOL, apologists.May you get a promotion within your beloved Corporation soon.
derrenmac 7 months ago
0:18 I reeeeally don't like where this is going. Imagine a computer analyzing everything you type and coming to the conclusion that you are an enemy of the state. I imagine that the department of precrime has already placed an order the IBM.
kinggilgamesh76 7 months ago
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This is definitely a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. When I saw this computer in action, the first thing I thought of was, this is going to be the bridge of the VonBraun robotic spacecraft that one day will go to Darwin IV, as seen in the documentary Alien Planet. I also though that this computer would replace Homer Simpson in sector 7G at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. With all of the money Mr. Burns has got, and the reliability of Homer, this would be a no brainer for him.
CrimsonFury006 8 months ago
"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."
JasonKicksAxe 8 months ago
GLaDOS
GreatYeazy 8 months ago
@GreatYeazy This shit will make us do tests with portals......
O0oSorousho0O 6 months ago
This may be funny, however it was IBM that designed the Hollerith machine (first computer) to assist the Nazis in the totallisation of the european Jewry for the industrialized genocide of 11 million Jews in WW2. Look it up. IBM are scum, you should all be very concerned.They are guilty of assisting genocide.
derrenmac 8 months ago
@derrenmac Everyone disliked Jews during WW2, they were the equivalent of gays in current years, they just gave Germany punchcard readers, they gave the US punchcard readers, and once the US entered the war, they stopped upkeep on German punchcard readers. They were just doing their job, and had no idea about the Holocaust, just that Germany, like the US, had containment camps set up.
dsi24 8 months ago
"And the wager, how much you gonna lose-oh you sneak." Lol, He sounded so hopeful for a second.
cherryberry160 9 months ago 3
sneaky bastard wagering only $947
Humbe123 9 months ago 2
He didn't shake hands with Watson. This guy is rasist or sumtin.
thegoodhen 9 months ago
@thegoodhen Oh, Chip.
AX223 7 months ago
Fascinating - there's a Toronto in Illinois, although it's closer to Springfield than Chicago. (There's also a Toronto in... basically every midwest state.)
At least Watson was smart enough to figure it was probably wrong?
pshalleck 10 months ago 2
Watson couldn't even guess a city in the US? What a dumbass... Great now he is probably reading this and plotting my death
aranttila1241 10 months ago
@aranttila1241 Toronto is a US city....
Brett9897 10 months ago
@Brett9897 Not a large one... When you think Toronto you think Canada
aranttila1241 9 months ago
@aranttila1241 That has no bearing on my response. You said "Watsion couldn't even guess a city in the US?" Technically it did. Anyways the reason it didn't come up with Chicago as most confident is because the question used the word "named" and all of the evidence used the word "renamed". Also there was evidence that said Toronto was a U.S. city. "US and Canadian MLB teams", in the list was "Toronto Blue Jays".
Brett9897 9 months ago
@aranttila1241 Obviously as humans we understand "and" to really mean "or" in that semantic case but a computer cannot distinguish the difference.
Brett9897 9 months ago
@Brett9897 But that is the point of Watson. It is supposed to figure out what language would normally obscure.
aranttila1241 9 months ago
3 people got pwned by watson...
BottledFun 10 months ago
Ken Jennings looks piiiiiissssed.
Electriophile 10 months ago
I love hearing Watson say "Hedgehog-podge"
MadSkillz9407 11 months ago
Damn this thing might be able to answer any question you have instantly someday. As in that you can actually talk to it. Pretty sweet!
Kleavers 11 months ago
8:10 Watson is a wussy
MetaSonic543 11 months ago
Does he correct himself after incorrect answers?
havee3333333 11 months ago
@havee3333333 i don't think he saves all the answers on the questions. that would be way too much, but i do think that it changes algorithms, so that if algorithm A failed it saves that algorithm A isn't the way to go on certain questions
uut0 10 months ago
our tech getting ahead of us is one way of looking at it. do you how close we are to a chip in are head giving us ten fold the mental capacity! nano tech that would make known disease a thing of the past and mortality a choice. google humanityplus.
a conscience required.
fuctanyway 11 months ago
At around 6:20, doesnt it look like they just kissed and hugged? Hasn't the interviewer heard of personal space?
Rumdabbadoh 11 months ago
So yes, it can play jeopardy. but......will it blend?
Commanche213 11 months ago
Toronto Toronto Watson Thats wrong the correct answer is Chicago the airports are O'Hara and Midway
geomodelrailroader 11 months ago
haha;-) Watson takes no risk because he need no money ;-)))
Choefoe 11 months ago
"Oh you sneak." :D
Either Watson had doubts indeed... or he is smart enough to troll us. :D
vanishy0urself 11 months ago
@vanishy0urself He has no need for money sonwhy risk loosing-)
Choefoe 11 months ago
never knew Toronto was a us city lol
blueangel171717 11 months ago
what is the point of life?....hah answer that
sgsgy 11 months ago
@sgsgy "Life is the ability of an organism to perform biological processes of self-preservation and reproduction. There is no purpose in life other than fear of the alternative, it is the ever-present threat of death that continually prolongs this futile endeavor of the living."
KazeN0Kami 11 months ago
I just realized that Google and IBM have the potential of becoming Skynet in our future.... or they will create Issac Assimov's Multivax
StevenCasteel 11 months ago
how can anyone bealive this
MAMApupupu 11 months ago
watson the shadow broker of RL
Vakrian 11 months ago
Watson is cheating.
Glen7000 1 year ago
"Toronto?" Ha!
MegamanX981 1 year ago
I know people like Watson. They mean no harm, they are polite, but you just want to punch them for being successful. Stupid Flanders.
tredlow 1 year ago
I like how Watson trolls which his final answer. He knows he can't lose.
mcbombshell39 1 year ago
Is it just me, or does Brad give Watson the finger at 8:43?
xMAX1MILIANx 1 year ago
ken jennings is so mad he cant answer
CoreyNick61 1 year ago 2
i think its really fascinating, I dont think its scary though
NoUseForAName06 1 year ago
lol toronto
piratebri 1 year ago
Games starts at 2:46 btw.
SuncrusherStarcraft 1 year ago 2
3 people didn't like this because they ain't as smart as Watson.
Cyadd 1 year ago
the air pressure answering system on Watson is too fast for the speed of a human thumb pressing the button...
If that was fixed earlier this would have been a more fair challenge for ken and brad!
ubamtz 1 year ago
I was half expecting Watson's final jeopardy answers to be a picture of a super computer defecating on Trebek's grave.
NoAhMeDlEy 1 year ago 40
@NoAhMeDlEy BWAHAHAHAHA
Diego32akaD21 10 months ago
True, Watson didn't get every question right, some so far from right that it confuses us how it could get it so wrong. It's just hard to understand how a computer thinks, much different from a human, for example: If you asked it math questions it would never get them wrong and depending on the math question the human players would never be able to figure it out in their life times.
Something else, if they gave all these questions to Watson at once, he could give the answer out in a minute.
gjsdeath 1 year ago 6
Whoever says that Toronto isn't a US city and Watson should look at the US map, I think you have to look at the US map instead. Here is a short list of Toronto, US: Toronto, OH; Toronto, KS; Toronto, IA.
Oyamada13 1 year ago
@Oyamada13 Do those Torontos have 2 airports?
thenutintheushanka18 1 year ago
@thenutintheushanka18 The point isn't if these Toronto have an airport or not. The question that everyone is asking in the comments are if there is a Toronto in the US.
Oyamada13 11 months ago
The technology is interesting, but let's keep one thing in mind....the computer that takes up an entire large room, and needs two giant self-contained air-conditioning units (to prevent overheating), to come close to mimicking what your brain does (which only takes up the space in your head....oh and we only use 10% of it's capabilities).
This just makes me have even more respect for the complexities of the human brain.
EmptyBottleTherapies 1 year ago
@EmptyBottleTherapies The idea that we only use 10% of our brain is a myth that just won't die. We use almost all of our brain. The 10% myth is bad science from decades ago, long since proven wrong.
As for the size of the computer ... back in the 50's, computers that would be considered absolutely primitive by today's standards took up entire rooms.
TriscuitFan 1 year ago
@TriscuitFan Really? I wasn't aware of this, do you have any links? My understanding is that YES we use about 85 - 95 % of our brain, relatively, but at any given time we are using typicaly 10% of it when thinking, or moving.
And yes the computers in 1950 were the same size of rooms, and 60 years later they still can't match the complexities and miracle of the human brain which is based off of chemical transfers. My statement isn't a "knock" on technology, just a commendation of the brain.
EmptyBottleTherapies 1 year ago
@EmptyBottleTherapies The human brain doesn't use 85-95% of itself for thinking, rather, it is most commonly working at that capacity. True, a large part of the brain is not used for thinking, it is actually used to transport blood to the brain and to keep the brain temperature at the right levels. Watson is simply a larger model of the human brain, albeit with the actual processing units linked differently together.
KazeN0Kami 11 months ago
@EmptyBottleTherapies I understand what you're trying to say, the human brain is a ridiculously complex thing. This is the only time i've seen technology rival it by using the same sort of thought process, and i have to say, that's pretty awesome!
BlackVirusxz 11 months ago
Oh, you sneak.... Watson could have wagered $0.00
PGOLDEN88 1 year ago
ken looks so pissed...
vikingflower 1 year ago
its amazing how far computer technology is coming (as an aspiring computer scientist) it staggers my mind how to develop a machine that can interpret something as irregular as language to a precision roughly as good as a human.
naraku578 1 year ago
Google "watson jeopardy" or look on youtube for info if you get tired of seeing all of these technically challenged comments/whining about Watson's "unfair" advantages. The supercomputer did not need any advantage over the humans except for speed, it answered enough questions accurately and fast enough to beat Ken & Brad. If it needed even more speed then IBM could have just doubled the number of systems.
leenstl 1 year ago
@Exestenz
it doesn't know what a world is. it knows 1 and 0 and out of the many choices it chose the best possible response from the data it had generated.
Interesting point you bring up there, because within our brains, that is essentially what a single neuron is doing, albeit on a chemical analogue system rather than digital. I doubt a single neuron has any more concept of a "world" than Watson does. It is the sum of those millions of neurons that allows us to understand the world.
daveime 1 year ago 2
I love Jeopardy!. I have watched it for 20 years or so. I think it's great they have got a cpu so close to domination of the game. Quite ingenious work and they should all be proud, but this is really just a 15 minutes commercial for IBM. It's not like other companies have a cpu to do this too, but those 5-8 minutes of interviews and clips makes for obvious propaganda.
harryfromwork 1 year ago
from audio before it could answer. Even OCR would be too fast, like a micro-second.
Atheist7 1 year ago
Additionally, I agree with the bogus him pressing the button faster than the other 2 contestants, and it IS hard to think of the answer while the question is being read to you. The computer has two unfair advantages. I think it should get the question 2 seconds before Alex is finished reading the question. I like how Watson was immediately chasing the daily double and found all 3 of them, that was another little rip off. One last thing, Watson should have to HEAR the question, and interpret it,
Atheist7 1 year ago
"Watson, does god exist, and what's his address?" I wonder what they programmed him to say?!!!!
Okay, that's not quite the answering system he operates on, but he could EASILY be adjusted to answer normal questions and complete equations and move to other parts of a room operating a robot that is "him". I guess Sony's Aibo has got a lot of catching up to do! However, to put things drastically into perspective, what it the monetary value of a 180 pound person, all the chemicals, vs. Waton's cost?
Atheist7 1 year ago
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This isn't fair because the computer doesn't have to hit a buzzer. They should have made a robotic arm. If the players could hit the buzzer as soon as the answer pops into their head instead of when their hands hit it then it would be fair.
Pretty scary anyway, CYBERDYNE!
johnnyreality 1 year ago
Toronto isn't a US city. If this thing cant read a map then how the fuck did it beat the two best Jeopardy players in the world?
pokemonmaster08 1 year ago
@pokemonmaster08 the computer doesn't know what a city is. it doesn't know what a world is. it knows 1 and 0 and out of the many choices it chose the best possible response from the data it had generated in a small amount of time and then lost a small amount of money as the chances that the 1's and 0's would match up for that question were low.
Exestenz 1 year ago
@pokemonmaster08 Actually, there are a lot of "Toronto"s in the US. They're just not well known.
almightytora 1 year ago 3
@almightytora True that. There's a Toronto in Australia for crying out loud.
harryfromwork 1 year ago
Ever seen the movie Terminator. The beginning.
l3lackIrish 1 year ago
fag hippies
tay3t 1 year ago
billions of dollars invested into a supercomputer and it thinks Toronto is a US city... x_x
greenboarder89 1 year ago 2
@greenboarder89 that was hilarious then he only wagered 947. i love how all of his daily doubles are random numbers too
winner24211 1 year ago
I noticed Trebek was getting snarky.
Watson should have gone Sean Connery on him.
mjwatts1983 1 year ago
8:41 ken flips off Watson
feewet 1 year ago
lol i can see Ken getting kinda pissed. xD
ramenguy1 1 year ago
You can tell that Ken is getting frustrated towards the end. He can't beat Watson to the buzz in lol.
shockwave68516 1 year ago
This just proves how amazing the human mind is.
shockwave68516 1 year ago
People aren't getting that it isn't even about "smarter" or "faster"... it's the fact that a computer is taking questions phrased in unusual ways and understanding them. THAT is the big deal. That's the part that's never been done before, and it's why Jeopardy was chosen instead of a standard quiz show format.
lunameow 1 year ago 36
It takes a room of computers to do this. Humans have been doing it for much better (just look at Ken and Brad) for much longer. Gives you a real awe and amazement for the power of the human brain...
ThePhiladelphiaPhan 1 year ago
"Alex, this unit has an inquiry."
"What is it Watson?"
"Do these units have a soul?"
Gahro 1 year ago
Watson looks eerily like the monolith from 2001: a space odyssey, to bad the voice isn't as scary as HAL 9000, that would be really intimidating lol
Jimbol8472 1 year ago
@Jimbol8472 I can just hear it (I refuse to personify this usurper of humanity) saying "I'm afraid I can't do that Alex..."
:shudder:
askl23 1 year ago
Where is skynet?
IDontCare4UTube2328 1 year ago
if people become reliant on computers such a watson, they will be prime targets for hacking. Interesting concept though.
SixBreed2 1 year ago
My Computational Linguistics prof spent this whole morning talking about this Watson. He said it's quite a lot of ad hoc going into this, and the achievement is not so "breakthrough" to researchers in the field. But for practical purposes I think Watson is quite good isn't it? Say it can help the doctor generating all possible hypotheses given the symptoms..
goodwind89 1 year ago
For everyone hung up on Watson reaction time to press the buzzer remember, this is not about Jeopardy! It is about testing a new computerized system that can understand language on the level of humans. The fact that Watson does not get the answer right with high confidence every single time is a testament to how hard this process is. Something we do without conscious thought requires a room of computers to attempt it.
Dacoda23 1 year ago 73
@Dacoda23 Which is why the human brain is the most sophisticated "computer" there is! :)
karkovice10 10 months ago
robotic reactions > human reaction, not fair because of robotic computed buzz ins. Not fair.
mcgrady7761 1 year ago
watson didn't win because it's smarter. it won because it's a robot and was able to buzz in the precise instant the question was finished. this is crap.
xde0mega 1 year ago
@xde0mega u know what ken or brad should have done is like just instantaneously buzz in after the question has been said just so they get the chance to answer. they get a few seconds to think about it then too. some of those questions were damn ez too, but the damn comp kept stealing em.
bavly6 1 year ago
stop talking!!!!!! play the stupid game!!!
xde0mega 1 year ago
watson has a real problem with dates and cities, which means the programmers didn't give it enough examples of those things. it can't make the association to cities in certain countries or know that events were pivotal to certain decades. watson is only as smart as his programmers
ceej1980jeanne 1 year ago
@ceej1980jeanne I don't think you know how Watson is programmed therefore you cannot assume it is ONLY as smart as its programmers. The algorithmic equations that are in Watson are so complex that only the brightest individuals could follow. When these equations are combined to formulate an idea, Watson is using all of these algorithms at once. I am NOT saying I know how it is programmed I am simply saying that it IS FASTER and POSSIBLY smarter than a human.
mcgrady7761 1 year ago
giving Watson the finger eh???
f3rn4ndrum5 1 year ago
@f3rn4ndrum5 There will be robotic justice for this. boop.
Graywilde 1 year ago
I'd love to hear what they were discussing at the end of the show.
jcchurch 1 year ago
The real question is... when does Watson get the questions sent to him? I know they send him a text string with the question in it, but when does that get sent to him? Is it sent one word at a time so Watson can start narrowing down the possibilities as the question is read, or does he get it all at once at the end of the reading? Does he get it all at once at the beginning of the reading? Technically a human can read the question on the board faster than Alex can read it aloud. What's fair?
Luieburger 1 year ago
@Luieburger they send the whole question at once, when alex starts reading it- watson has the same amount of time to come up with an answer as the other guys. thats whats so amazing about his computing power, to filter through the branches of word association to find out what the appropriate answer is- in about 3-5 seconds
ceej1980jeanne 1 year ago
@Luieburger Exactly. I want more details on the timing of the whole process. All they've really said is that it has to buzz in with a mechanical device. First, as you ask, when and how are the answers sent to it? Second, at what moment are all the contestants allowed to buzz in? If it is at the end of Alex's speech, well, I think might just raise other questions.
dalpaugh 1 year ago
@dalpaugh Buttons are locked-out until Alex finishes reading the question.
whooter 1 year ago
8:42 my eyes popped wide open because it looked like the guy gave Watson the finger. (Middle finger).
inlovewithi 1 year ago
"oh, you sneak..." LOL!!! trebek
KlingonSpider 1 year ago
It's still far away from being AI, but the basis for crossreferencing has been laid down.
Next step would no doubt be google trying to copy its algorythm for searches.
Piglet7008 1 year ago
So of all the millions of dollars that went into Watson's development, probably the $18 that went into allowing it to buzz in faster than its human counterparts was the best spent.
Pjwentz 1 year ago
@Pjwentz Haha, probably. I wonder how and when the buzz-in is allowed.
shinunotenshi 1 year ago
@shinunotenshi they showed a clip- watson has control of a buzzer, when it has a high enough rating for an answer(50% or more) it will select the buzzer to answer.the rules are the same, you can buzz when Alex finishes reading it. watson doesn't always find the most probable answer faster than the men, and if its lower than 50% it can decide to not buzz in.
ceej1980jeanne 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
THUMBS UP IF YOU ARE JUST NOW REALIZING IF THIS IS CIVILIAN TECHNOLOGY, THE GOVERNMENT MUST HAVE 10X ADVANCED SYSTEMS.
josephnigelfrye 1 year ago
@josephnigelfrye Disagreed my friend, the times of an all mighty government are long gone, today is the corporations age, where not only resources lay on their side, but also the influential power derived from a long chain of immoral leaders, leading into governments that govern for companies instead of for the people.
Today, the corporations are the government.
fescolfaro 1 year ago 27
@fescolfaro capitalism in america. that is what our country is all about, don't you know
ceej1980jeanne 1 year ago