Robots!: The Movie Part II
A little while ago I posted a video of a robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 18.2 seconds. It’s really impressive… just maybe not as impressive as the following video about the robot (named Watson) that won the game show Jeopardy! last week.
Check it out:
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3IryWr4c8]
Whoa. I mean, we’ve all used computers to help us answer questions, but having a computer that can listen, understand, speak, and actually answer the question you ask it is unheard of. I mean, among other things, that would be so helpful for OWL research! Just for fun, here is a shortlist of questions I would ask Watson if it was here right now:
- Who invented bananas?
- What is the longest pair of pants ever made?
- How cool are robots?! Really cool, right?!
Just kidding! (Mainly.)
I think my favourite part of the video is right at the very end when someone talks about what’s next for Watson. This is impressive technology, but what is it going to be used for? I read that medical diagnosis is just one possibility.
Hmm. This is beginning to sound like a great OWL article, isn’t it? Do you want to know how Watson works? Or maybe what that technology could be used for now and in the future? Let me know in the comments below!
Furthermore: robots!
Craig, owlblog@owlkids.com
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That’s a cool video! I’d like to learn more about the technology they used to create Watson!
i think it is not fair for the other contestant
Interesting point, hannah! Watson has some serious advantages (all that data accessible by a split-second search… and its memory never forgets!). Luckily, I heard all of its prize money from the show went to charity!
Good thing the money went to charity, or it would probably use all it’s money to get people to program it better.
It’s also not fair because Watson is sort of cheating because people are using books and computers to give him the answers, where as the other players have to do it all from memory
I think that they should have made sure it almost all data ever accessible by humans, or more, before they did this, though it is still amazing.
Maybe that could help with teaching in schools and stuff.
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dang it. it didn’t work
i agree hannah
i dont think we should build robots that r smarter than us,,
it cud eventually be dangous
yeah like some robots could sppeak there own mind that would gertout of control
Haha – I need one of those to look things up 4 school! It kind of cheated though b/c the humans helped Watson and Watson already HAS all the info in him… but still cool.