Stupid idea? Supercomputer to compete on Jeopardy.

Ambrosiax · Apr 27, 2009

First of all its a computer. It can easily answer these questions by searching through its database that they will import into it and look for keywords that match with the questions. If its not on the database then it will search google xD.

http://www.dailytech.com/IBM+Supercomputer+to+Compete+on+Jeopardy/article14980.htm said:
The producers of Jeopardy! and IBM are in discussions to allow an IBM supercomputer known as Watson to compete on the show against human competition. According to The New York Times, if Watson is able to beat the human competition the field of artificial intelligence will have made a leap forward.

IBM has had success in the past building super computers that were able to best human competitors. In 19*** IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer was able to defeat chess world champion Garry Kasparov in a match.

The difference between chess where all pieces have a known value and Jeopardy! is that the trivia questions asked in the game show have a wide and greatly varying range of relationships. These relationships are open to interpretation and the interpretations have to be made very quickly.

The IBM researchers who created Watson -- an homage to IBM founder Thomas J. Watson Sr. -- have said that they are not confident yet that their creation could compete well on the show. The New York Times reports that human champions are able to provide correct response 85% of the time to questions asked.