http://www.ibm.com/whatiswatson Feb 17, 2011 16:07:23 GMT Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by bixaorellana on Feb 17, 2011 16:07:23 GMT Two humans played against a computer named Watson on the game show "Jeopardy!" The computer won handily.For I.B.M., the showdown was not merely a stunt, but proof that the company has taken a big step toward a world in which intelligent machines will understand and respond to humans.Watson, specifically, is a “question answering machine” of a type that artificial intelligence researchers have struggled with for decades — a computer akin to the one on “Star Trek” that can understand questions posed in natural language and answer them.Click the text above (or copy & paste the thread title) for the full article plus access to a video of Watson and a fun interactive feature.