Don't Look Now, But Computers Can 'Think'

Name: Don't Look Now, But Computers Can 'Think'
Uploaded: 2011-02-01T12:02:51.000Z
Description: If you've ever seen any of the Terminator movies, than you're probably familiar with supercomputers that can think for themselves. While IBM's supercomputer isn't a murderous cyborg capable of time travel, "Watson" is capable of its own "thought process" (as it proved on a recent episode of Jeopardy ).

If you've ever seen any of the Terminator movies, than you're probably familiar with supercomputers that can think for themselves. While IBM's supercomputer isn't a murderous cyborg capable of time travel, "Watson" is capable of its own "thought process" (as it proved on a recent episode of Jeopardy ).

Feb 1, 2011

If you've ever seen any of the Terminator movies, than you're probably familiar with supercomputers that can think for themselves. While IBM's supercomputer isn't a murderous cyborg capable of time travel, "Watson" is capable of its own "thought process" (as it proved on a recent episode of Jeopardy). And it should make you wonder what the future holds for supercomputers that "think."

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