IBM Watson on Jeopardy and AI's Future - The Matrix meets The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

The greater only great because we are on our knees. Let us rise!

P.J. Proudhon, Revolutions of Paris: Motto

So expressed Conan O’ Brien with a baseball bat after being trounced by the silicon based life form that is now beating humanity on Jeopardy as stated by CNET Blog Network Writer Chris Matyszczyk in the article “IBM's Watson gets smashed on 'Conan'”, published February 16, 2011 11:20 PM PST by Chris Matyszczyk, CNET News - Technically Incorrect.

This much anticipated match, also much storied and anticipated by CNET Blog Network Writer Chris Matyszczyk in his article “IBM supercomputer to appearon 'Jeopardy'”, published June 17, 2010 9:33 AM PDT by Chris Matyszczyk CNET News - Technically Incorrect has come….and left our placid existence disturbed.

At the end of the three (3) day Jeopardy tournament between the supercomputer IBM Watson, (a tip of the hat to IBM’s iconic founder!) Versus jeopardy champions Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings, it is looking bad for us flesh-things. IBM Watson on Jeopardy has not only won, he has trounced mankind. Outright!

I knew IBM scientists and researchers were geniuses from the start as I had noticed their lack of proper recognition of the Watson PhD in my blog article entitled “IBM and research and Development - Cyborg 009”. But this certifies them as bonafide geniuses.

If they could help to make our M2M communications over the Telecom Provider Networks more secure as per my squeaky wheel article on Geezam entitled “NFC and M2M - Cashless Society and the Internet of Things”, more power to IBM!

This as getting a machine, no matter how many reams of information you scan into its database, to answer questions posed in natural language, is nothing short of amazing. Too bad IBM did not do research into a personality chip, as he could have passed for a human genius too. Not that I mind, of course.

Not even losing a single initial match like his grandfather IBM Deep Blue back in 1997 to Gary Kasparov as chronicled in the article “IBM's Deep Blue Beats Garry Kasparov at Chess”, published May 3rd 1997, Computing History.

You know, just to make us feel that we still matter. Or at least reassure us that we have a fighting chance, should they [Machines, AI] eventually decide to take over humanity The Matrix (1999) Style!

IBM Watson romped to an easy somewhat gaffed victory, racking up total earnings of US$77,147, leaving Ken Jennings with US$24,000 and US$21,600 for Brad Rutter, a poor showing for Mankind indeed. Oh the pain hurts so much, it is hard to bear!

At least this is great marketing for AI (Artificial Intelligence), which apparently from its stellar performance on this trivia game, a most human of endeavors as suggested in the article “IBM Watson vanquishes human Jeopardy Foes”, published Thursday February 17 2011 by Joab Jackson, PC World, was not much of a challenge.

Ken Jennings realized what I already know, declaring, quote “I for one welcome our new computer overlords!” as per the article “Machines beat us at our own game: What can we do?”, published Thursday February 17 2011 by SETH BORENSTEIN and JORDAN ROBERTSON, Associated Press.

So do I, as I had already bet on IBM Watson winning at Just Bet as per my blog article on Geezam entitled “IBM and the Watson”, albeit is a sin that Just Bet do not support events betting!

For me personally it should make us a little more concerned about our increasing level of interconnected devices, now set to ramp up to at least ten million (10,000,000) devices on Telecom Provider AT&T as stated in my blog article entitled “AT&T, NFC and M2M - Cashless Society and the Internet of Things” for the doomsday inclined among us.

My concerns are more well expressed in a previous blog article about Google and its AI self driving vehicles as per my blog article entitled “Google and AI - I Robot” as well as my blog article entitled “Google and AI - The matrix and Terminator Rise of the Machines”.

Is this the Skynet in the future, John Public asks? Now is a good time to start building some EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) Weaponry, people.

Stay sharp!! Get your weapons and pick axes ready!!