IBM's Watson crushes rivals in second night of "Jeopardy!" challenge. Feb. 16, 2011— -- IBM's super computer Watson clobbered the competition on night two of the three-day man vs. machine ...

Beating a human at chess – a game largely dependent on probability and more algorithmic forms of strategy – is one thing, but can a new supercomputer developed by IBM win at a game that requires ...

In a breakthrough for artificial intelligence, IBM's Watson supercomputer has trounced Jeopardy! legends Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in an exhibition round of Jeopardy! The round took place today ...

IBM’s Jeopardy! playing super computer Watson has had us glued to the TV screen the past few evenings. We are drawn out of curiosity: we wanted to see if human contestants can beat a computer and if ...

If only there were extra points for good sportsmanship. Ken Jennings, the “Jeopardy!” wunderkund who once won 74 games in a row on ABC’s long-running trivia show, bowed out gracefully with a "Simpsons ...

One year after IBM’s Watson defeated two of the greatest champions in Jeopardy history, the supercomputer is taking a “job” on Wall Street helping banking giant Citigroup analyze data. It would be ...

In a recent fascinating “Nova” episode about the story behind this week’s “Jeopardy!” showdown pitting an IBM computer against the TV program’s two greatest players, host Alex Trebek muses about his ...

Turns out it really does take a rocket scientist to beat Watson, the "Jeopardy"-winning computer. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive ...

It's man versus machine on Jeopardy!, as two of the game show's most successful players compete against an IBM supercomputer four years in the making. Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter will take on the IBM ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The greatest "Jeopardy!" player of all time is moving to San Francisco -- a computer named Watson. Watson, an IBM super computer, was a fearsome opponent on the game show and ...