Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/22

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Watson
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:51:29 -0500
References: <847E266B-0626-438A-918F-CDD5DBEBA50F@acm.org>

On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:05 AM, Herbert Kanner wrote:

> Last month, Dr. John Kelley, VP Research for IBM, gave a lecture at the 
> Computer History Museum. In addition to personal history, he described the 
> process of developing the computer system, Watson, which bested the 
> current human champions at Jeopardy. In connection with this talk, a 
> temporary exhibit, which will stay a year, was set up by IBM and Museum 
> staff. This is the actual studio setup which was used in that Jeopardy 
> Contest. The stands are as they were in the studio: participants can write 
> their names with a stylus on a horizontal touch screen which is in front 
> of them and the writing will appear on the front panel of the stand. They 
> have the actual push buttons which contestants would push when they were 
> ready to answer, and there is a simulation of an actual Jeopardy session. 
> I haven't tried it, but our CEO did and said it was a humbling experience.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003146.jpg.html

constantly amazed by the unexpected education
we receive, in words and pictures, on this list

thank you Herbert
(and everyone else that contributes to my views of this world)

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist







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