IBM's new AI supercomputer can argue, rebut and debate humans (IBM, GOOG, GOOGL)
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- IBM gave reporters in San Francisco a demonstration of Project Debater. Think Deep Blue, but instead of playing chess, this system debates.
- Computer scientists have labored for six years to enable an unprecedented system that culls millions of documents of information, listens and comprehends and then forms arguments based on that data. Debater even made jokes.
- Debater fared well, winning one of the two debates against humans.Warts were visible, however. At times, Debater cited barely relevant data.
- This is all part of IBM's pursuit to create computers that master human speech.
IBM once again gave the world an impressive update on the competition between humans and machines.
The company known for building supercomputers that can defeat grand master chess players and champion Jeopardy contestants, hosted another Man vs. Machine contest in San Francisco on Monday. A system that IBM calls Project Debater faced off against two humans in two separate debates.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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