First Test Of Computer Jeopardy Player Goes Well; Watson Beats Mere Humans

Last month, we wrote that the IBM computing project Watson was ready to take on real Jeopardy contestants in February of this year (just a few years after the project first came to life). While the big test isn't until Valentine's Day, apparently they had a dry run, and things are looking pretty good for Watson, who beat Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. It wasn't a complete...