For the first time in history, an IBM computer will be taking center stage on the well-known game show, Jeopardy. Playing against two other phenomenal Jeopardy players, Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings, this supercomputer named Watson, will have to defeat the running champion to claim its title. To be taped and aired in mid February, trivia watchers from around the globe will be glued to their televisions, to see if a computer can truly act human enough to compete, and be knowledgeable enough to win.
A computer with a personality? This lifelike computer screen changes color to depict different emotions. In altering its colors, it also expresses to the audience its certainty in answering questions. It has to work as fast as the other contestants, in clicking its game show buzzer. Within three seconds the computer has to check its systems to see if it has a possible answer, and click the buzzer immediately thereafter. In person, audience members are saying it’s “unbelievable to watch”. With a computer voice that answers questions, this computer is projecting a different type of personality than that of Jeopardy competitors that fans are immune to.
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IBM’s Jeopardy playing supercomputer has been touted by some observers to be one of the biggest computing advancements in the past several decades.
The supercomputer, dubbed Watson, owes that significance to its ability to deliver more than calculations and documents. It can answer verbal questions posed by humans.
That ability, says IBM researchers and industry analysts, makes this machine more equipped than any before it to organize “thoughts” and verbally converse with people.
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People across the country are injured at work or home everyday. A personal injury can be physical or psychological, and can have long or short term effects. Whiplash sustained as a result of a car accident, a broken ankle from slipping on a pavement, and cerebral palsy caused through medical negligence are injuries that claims can be made against.
Personal injury claims can be complicated and time consuming, but with the help of specialist solicitors the process can be made much simpler and quicker. Solicitors dealing with personal injury claims need to have the right practices in place to speed up the traumatic process for claimants. Read more…
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