#1 2011-02-14 19:29:28
edit: Forgive me, Forti, just couldn't look at that headline anymore.
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#2 2011-02-14 20:58:58
Sure, he can parse a question, but how is he at throwing a thirty yard spiral while sprinting to his weak side?
Show me that and his blowjob skill and I might start comparing him to that chump Kordell Stewart.
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#3 2011-02-14 21:58:51
Jeopardy relies on buzzing in at the right time. Seems like a machine would have the advantage.
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#4 2011-02-15 07:16:29
Jeopardy seems more creepy THAN I remember.
Proper Usage for $200 Alex?
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#5 2011-02-15 07:52:37
Bigcat wrote:
Jeopardy seems more creepy THAN I remember.
Proper Usage for $200 Alex?
What is a sanctimonious git, Alex?
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#6 2011-02-15 11:55:30
Tall Paul wrote:
What is a sanctimonious git, Alex?
First day on High-Street?
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#7 2011-02-15 12:13:41
Bigcat wrote:
Jeopardy seems more creepy THAN I remember.
Proper Usage for $200 Alex?
If Bigcat hadn't noted it, I would have.
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#8 2011-02-15 21:28:10
Taint wrote:
Bigcat wrote:
Jeopardy seems more creepy THAN I remember.
Proper Usage for $200 Alex?If Bigcat hadn't noted it, I would have.
I would have but I was incapacitated due to twitching uncontrollably.
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#11 2011-02-16 09:29:30
When did Jeopardy turn into an infomercial?
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#13 2011-02-16 16:30:40
I'll take sWords for $200.
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#14 2011-02-17 10:08:57
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#15 2011-02-17 23:31:53
I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords
is going to be a meme.
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#16 2011-02-18 01:54:47
sigmoid freud wrote:
I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords
is going to be a meme.
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#17 2011-02-18 08:34:40
http://www.slate.com/id/2284721/
Ken Jennings wrote:
Watson has lots in common with a top-ranked human Jeopardy! player: It's very smart, very fast, speaks in an uneven monotone, and has never known the touch of a woman.
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#18 2011-02-18 09:32:15
Watson actually cheated.
I need help getting in touch with Jennings or Rutter to pose a question to them that needs to be addressed to ferret out the monstrous advantage the computer had over its human counterparts.
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#19 2011-02-18 09:40:47
Scotty wrote:
Watson actually cheated.
I need help getting in touch with Jennings or Rutter to pose a question to them that needs to be addressed to ferret out the monstrous advantage the computer had over its human counterparts.
My only question is, when did the computer get the question? If it got the question as soon as the screen changed it had a massively unfair advantage.
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#20 2011-02-18 10:06:00
Bingo.
It received a text file the moment the dollar signs changed to the clue on the screen. That would give a minimum 3-5 second advantage over the human players in finding an answer while they were still processing information.
IBM has to step up and admit they cheated. And they have two options in the rematch:
Simple: Code a time delay "karaoke" type illumination of the words in the clues to match Trebek's cadence in delivering the question to the human players.
Advanced: Implement speech recognition software that allows Watson to hear the clues as Trebek speaks them.
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#21 2011-02-20 22:48:20
Scotty wrote:
That would give a minimum 3-5 second advantage over the human players in finding an answer while they were still processing information.
The humans get to see the answer the same time it's sent to Watson. If it takes you 3-5 seconds to read seven words, then you're not going to be a Jeopardy! champion.
Scotty wrote:
IBM has to step up and admit they cheated.
Why? During the introduction, Trebek clearly stated when the answers are sent to Watson. The timing was not a secret to anyone except unobservant viewers.
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#22 2011-02-21 00:10:25
square wrote:
Why? During the introduction, Trebek clearly stated when the answers are sent to Watson. The timing was not a secret to anyone except unobservant viewers.
Simply put, because they advertised it as a fair competition.
Being realistic, these players processed the question without verbal input - that is why they are winners. Regardless of that, the time to process an xml file as opposed to optical comprension must be addressed.
Watson has to read the answer from the screen.
Of course there really isn't much money in that...
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