Author Topic: IBM invents Jeopardy-playing computer (Read 2369 times)

MikeK · « **on:** February 15, 2010, 05:18:18 PM »

Its first question was "What is 10010101101?"

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/47660

scottwa · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:39:16 PM »

I wonder if when the IBM computer can't answer Final Jeopardy!, it responds with:

This page intentionally left blank.

--scottwa

BrandonFG · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2010, 02:17:23 PM »

Somewhere in Southern California, Harry Friedman is salivating at the opportunity to make use of this gimmick...

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2010, 08:39:06 PM »

[quote name=\'scottwa\' post=\'235993\' date=\'Feb 16 2010, 09:39 AM\']I wonder if when the IBM computer can't answer Final Jeopardy!, it responds with:

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Maybe it can call up a picture of Malcolm in 30 seconds.

WarioBarker · « **Reply #4 on:** February 16, 2010, 11:54:36 PM »

Quote from: scottwa on February 16, 2010, 12:39:16 PM

I wonder if when the IBM computer can't answer Final Jeopardy!, it responds with:

This page intentionally left blank.

...Which is an enigma in itself -- if a page that's intentionally left blank has a message on it saying "This page intentionally left blank.", is it really a blank page?

Quote from: Kevin Prather on February 16, 2010, 08:39:06 PM

Maybe it can call up a picture of Malcolm in 30 seconds.

Slightly relevant question -- has anybody kept track of how high the Malcolm Jackpot is?

chrisholland03 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 17, 2010, 09:43:32 AM »

Only slightly higher than his creator