I read the other day that IBM plans on having a computer compete against human contestants on the TV show, “Jeopardy!” The claim is that if the computer beats people, it will be a big leap forward in ...

Science correspondent Miles O'Brien goes head-to-circuit board with IBM's computer Watson on the game show "Jeopardy!" to explore the limits of language and artificial intelligence for machines. Man ...

Remember the date. Because February 16, 2011, may likely go down in history as the day that human intelligence was surpassed -- or at least matched -- by the intelligence of computers and software ...

Can a computer beat a human being in a game designed for humans? American TV viewers will soon find out. Two of the most successful contestants ever to appear on the Jeopardy! game show – Ken Jennings ...

“Watson”, an IBM (News - Alert) supercomputer, displayed a few quirks but played to a draw on the opening day of a man vs. machine showdown with two human champions of the popular US television game ...

NEW YORK — The game show “Jeopardy” will pit man versus machine this winter in a competition that will show how successful scientists are in creating a computer that can mimic human intelligence. Two ...

Succeeding as a contestant on "Jeopardy!" requires a breadth of knowledge that spans from ancient history to the latest pop culture. One might then think that the best contestants would be those who ...

The opponents have felt each other out and learned they are all fallible. Tonight (Feb. 16) the two humans and the computer who have competed in "Jeopardy!" meet one more time, with their combined ...