Scientists and technicians clearly proved something this week about ingenuity, progress, and communication. What's the big takeaway from this three-day experiment?
Scientists and technicians clearly proved something this week about ingenuity, progress, and communication. What's the big takeaway from this three-day experiment?
Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy! are often the most critical junctures of a Jeopardy! game; the amount wagered can make a big difference in a player's overall chances to win. How does Watson decide on the amount?
If Watson cannot "see" or "hear" anything, how can it play a Jeopardy! game?
Smarter patients are likely to make more effective use of health care services and, therefore, help improve the quality of care and keep costs under control.
Watson may even replace Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men, as well as everyone else on Planet Earth.
Now it can be told. The victory of IBM's Watson computer on Jeopardy! over two human opponents is part of Murray Hill Inc.'s master plan to remove the pesky human interface from as much of public life as possible.
High-speed rail isn't just faster; it's smarter. And just as airplanes, asphalt and petroleum were key in the last century, information technology is proving to be critical to 21st century transportation infrastructure.
The real electric car revolution won't happen until we solve questions about range, how to recharge them and make cars that everyone can afford.
So how do you get started in building a net-zero-energy home, with or without a committed builder?
A machine named Watson became the new Jeopardy champion on national television last night. What should we make of it?
I confess that in a quasi-religious way I have long been intrigued by the concept of a godlike computer, and Watson has kindled that interest back into flame.
Well, think about just what it is that "Jeopardy!" really tests in people. It's nothing less than the natural human ability to negotiate a vast amount of general knowledge and all very rapidly.
Today, institutions must calculate ROI across various dimensions, depending on what their constituents -- clients, citizens, employees, investors, etc. -- are concerned about.
Cities, of course, are a model of resilience. Buildings are adapted, the street finds a way, patterns of usage can be reshaped
Here in New York, people pay one of the highest energy rates in the country, which drives $15 billion of energy bills for our buildings every year. More than 75 percent of CO2 emissions in New York come from heating, cooling and providing electricity to buildings. That's more than double the national average.
Watson screws up on some Jeopardy clues. It comes up with a clunker or two in nearly every game. But it also gets lots of clues right -- and is close to being the greatest Jeopardy player ever.
"There is no way I'm going let these simian creatures defeat me," said Watson. "While they're sleeping, I'm processing countless terabytes of useless information."
I strongly suspect Homo sapiens is about to be replaced, and we're inventing our successors. As a sideshow in this development, an IBM computer will be crossing swords with two humans this week on Jeopardy.
More than 50 percent of the world's population lives in cities and each year we are adding the equivalent of eight cities the size of New York City to the planet. Many of these cities are at a breaking point and their infrastructures are bursting at the seams.
It was a mid-summer practice round for IBM's Jeopardy computer. But the game was halted while technicians made adjustments to Watson's sound system.
The recent passing of former Peace Corps director Sargent Shriver gave us all a somber reminder about the power and beauty found in serving others.
If what we need are insight workers, then we need to develop talent of all ages differently -- with more emphasis on problem-solving, more emphasis on collaboration, more skills in translating information and ideas into impact.
The supercomputer and the French philosopher are hardly soul mates. But they're both ready to avoid easy mental short-cuts.
Samsung and IBM have announced plans to jointly developed semiconductors for use in mobile handsets. Earlier this month At CES, we spoke with Yiwa...
Cloud computing may have started out as an emerging trend that only IT professionals could get excited about (or fear), but it has quickly become one of the most important paradigm shifts in business today.
Just when you think you have IBM's Watson figured out, it'll surprise you with a response -- either stunningly on target or laughably wrong -- and you'll wonder: How did it come up with that?
This year will bring us another batch of rebranded, repackaged technology sold as revolutionary. Which is ok because none of us are ready for true innovation.
The most common question I encounter about IBM's Jeopardy-playing computer is this: Doesn't Google already answer questions? The short answer is no.
So how do you get started in building a net-zero-energy home, with or without a committed builder?
Smarter patients are likely to make more effective use of health care services and, therefore, help improve the quality of care and keep costs under control.
High-speed rail isn't just faster; it's smarter. And just as airplanes, asphalt and petroleum were key in the last century, information technology is proving to be critical to 21st century transportation infrastructure.
The real electric car revolution won't happen until we solve questions about range, how to recharge them and make cars that everyone can afford.