No secret that we’re Jeopardy! partisans, and no secret, too, that tonight’s continuation of the annual college tournament is the last, best chance to form your prejudices about the contestants before the finals next week. Take a drink every time Alex gets overruled by the judges! (It’s happening more and more! What’s going on, A.T.?) Read More
Last night on Jeopardy,a nice-looking young man named Mike came out with an answer that was definitely not consistent with his sweater-vest, be-speckled persona. This is the kind of humor you won’t be getting when you replace all your contestants with computers, Alex Trebek. Read More
In the epic struggle for supremacy between man and machine, the battleground of trivia may soon belong to the robots.
IBM’s Watson beat two of Jeopardy’s most dominant champions today during a practice round out in Yorktown Heights, NY.
All three will play a real round on television in February. Watson’s deep knowledge and ability Read More
