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Can A Computer Become A Jeopardy Champ?

Coming soon: a first-ever human vs. machine Jeopardy! competition. The show will air in February, with two matches being played over three consecutive days. Watson, an IBM computing system, will challenge top Jeopardy! winners Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.

Host Guy Raz speaks with Dave Ferrucci, the scientist leading the IBM Research team that created Watson, a computer programmed to rival humans' ability to answer spoken questions with speed & accuracy.

Artificial Intelligence Test Audio Embed: All Things Considered 1/8/11. IBM "Watson" photo: Danielle Levitt (New York Times) Jeopardy! publicity photo: Charles William Bush

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The Greg Kihn Band - "Jeopardy" - Kihnspiracy (1983)