IBM has created a computer named "Watson" that is designed to play and win at jeopardy. The computer beat Jeopardy super champs Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in a practice round. Watson will take part in real jeopardy contests slated to air Feb. 14 - 16.
According to Computer World:
"For IBM, the Jeopardy challenge represents the next stage in the challenge of creating computers that can mimic human intelligence. David Ferrucci, the scientist leading the Watson team, said in a previous interview that the challenge of natural language processing can be intense because of the many ways the same information can be conveyed."
Ok, does this sound like Skynet from the Terminator movies to anybody else? Why do we want computers that can mimic human intelligence? Doesn't that reduce the need for actual humans? Just because we can build a thing doesn't mean we should. Remember what happened with the Tower of Babel?
Today Jeopardy, tomorrow Armageddon? Let's hope John Connor is out there somewhere.
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3 comments:
I think it'll end up like Joshua from War Games. Would you like to play a Game?
How about a nice game of chess?
I'll be John Connor!
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