Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If there were actual winnings, I hope they threw a hell of a party. Thanks for looking. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Jul 22, 2013, at 11:10 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I wonder how Watson spends his winnings ;-) > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 22, 2013, at 8:05 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 >> >> >> Herbert Kanner >> kanner at acm.org >> 650-326-8204 >> >> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information