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The timing of when players are allowed to click in is controlled by a human. Someone backstage decides at what moment Alex is finished speaking and then opens t
by cryptoz 16y ago
The timing of when players are allowed to click in is controlled by a human. Someone backstage decides at what moment Alex is finished speaking and then opens the clickers. If you click too early, you get ~ 300ms delay penalty which gives the other players a chance to click in.
Click timing is indeed very important but I do not think Watson has any special advantage there.
- jackowayed 16y agoBut there's a visual cue letting the players know that clickers are open (a light flashes, I think), so the computer probably gets some notification too, at which point it could instabuzz.
- cryptoz 16y ago> instabuzz Nope, it has to press down on a physical button just like everyone else. Maybe it can move it's finger a bit faster, but...not much.
- kls 16y agoNot it does not have a special advantage but it also does not interface with the questions in the way that humans do, it cannot hear Alex or read the question on the screen, the questions are messaged to Watson via something akin to a text message or an email.
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