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PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:41 pm    Post subject: Watson: 1. Human Jeopardy Contestants: 0. Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375791,00.asp

I suspect this has larger, darker and more immediate implications than most are going to be willing to credit.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
Reminds me of the educational system in America:fill them full of facts,but don't teach them how to think. Rolling Eyes
But I still gotta admit,it IS fascinating.
(note to self:watch "The Demon Seed" and "Wargames" again)


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
pyrosonic wrote:
(note to self:watch "The Demon Seed" and "Wargames" again)
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Don't forget "Coloussus: The Forbin Project".

But I think the most immediate danger is in terms of employment. I heard an interesting discussion among business leaders in NC who said that in the past year they had been able to leverage technology to increase productivity without additional hiring much longer than they had though possible, and they still weren’t at the end point on that. In fact we may be a very long way from the end point on that.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
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Don't forget "Coloussus: The Forbin Project".


Actually...THAT was the one I was thinking about when I said The Demon Seed.
Ah the inferiority of wetware. Embarassed
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
pyrosonic wrote:
...Ah the inferiority of wetware. Embarassed


Yup, They've already ordered a Watson Mark II to replace you at work Wink
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I choose not to comment on the mentality of NC business people...

After all, if you can't think of anything nice to say, then don't say anything...

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