Scratch

As long as Newton doesn't take over the world, I'm rootn' for him/it!

illusionist wrote:

As long as Newton doesn't take over the world, I'm rootn' for him/it!

He won't. Computers only do what you tell them to do via programming, so if you don't program them to give the the ability to they can't. Plus AI is not that advanced yet. Even Watson wins, then we are only a TINY bit closer. But it will still be a breakthrough.

Last edited by PW132 (2011-02-14 19:15:42)

Aidan wrote:

PW132 wrote:

If the computer wins this will be a huge milestone in computing. IBM spent 4 years to get here and I am so pumped to see this.

So who are you rooting for? The computer (Which is named Newton) or the humans? I'm rooting for Newton.

It's Watson. 

DO'H!

illusionist wrote:

PW132 wrote:

illusionist wrote:

As long as Newton doesn't take over the world, I'm rootn' for him/it!

He won't. Computers only do what you tell them to do via programming, so if you don't program them to give the the ability to they can't. Plus AI is not that advanced yet. Even newton wins, then we are only a TINY bit closer. But it will still be a breakthrough.

That was a joke.

Too bad, I feel like nerd ranting today. 

Last edited by PW132 (2011-02-14 19:16:19)

Aww, I missed it. Noticed this and turned it on just as the credits were ending. Who won?

Last edited by gettysburg11 (2011-02-14 19:29:53)

gettysburg11 wrote:

Aww, I missed it. Noticed this and turned it on just as the credits were ending. Who won?

They're doing Double and Final Jeopardy tomorrow, and right now Brad is tied with Watson, I believe.

gettysburg11 wrote:

Aww, I missed it. Noticed this and turned it on just as the credits were ending. Who won?

It's 3 parts. The computer is currently tied for first with the guy with a cool voice for 5,000 dollars.
That guy should defiantly go into acting like he said.

Edit: I can't believe you guys want Watson to win! Well, it is Scratch.

Last edited by johndo77 (2011-02-14 19:37:15)

johndo77 wrote:

gettysburg11 wrote:

Aww, I missed it. Noticed this and turned it on just as the credits were ending. Who won?

It's 3 parts. The computer is currently tied for first with the guy with a cool voice for 5,000 dollars.
That guy should defiantly go into acting like he said.

Edit: I can't believe you guys want Watson to win! Well, it is Scratch.

If he wins it will be a HUUUGE advance in computing! Why wouldn't we want him to win?

ZaRiTo wrote:

I'm rooting for the humans, because my brain is so crammed with science fiction stories. We're doing essays on them in school, and man are they depressing. I'm starting to get a little paranoid and scared of my computer 

Yeah. Maybe that's a hyperbole, but I'm still rooting for the humans! However, I DO think that it would be cool if Watson won.... imagine that! What would, I don't know, Ray Bradbury think if he found out that machines we built actually outsmarted us?!

I did a report on Watson!

poopo wrote:

Channel?

ABC. Here it's at 7, but otherwise I'm not sure.

I thought they already tested it out a while ago.  It won by a landslide.

Last edited by Kileymeister (2011-02-14 21:25:26)

PW132 wrote:

Kileymeister wrote:

I thought they already tested it out a while ago.  It won by a landslide.

Either you have an earlier broadcast time than I do or you saw the training it was doing.    (Yes, it needs to train.)

Probably saw the training, because I heard of this weeks ago.