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Interesting factoid that might affect your voting... anyone know more about how Watson's confidence level factors into its betting? Watson has an “Achilles hee
by kalvin 16y ago
Interesting factoid that might affect your voting... anyone know more about how Watson's confidence level factors into its betting?
Watson has an “Achilles heel,” because its betting is restricted to its confidence level, according to “Final Jeopardy,” a book about Watson by technology journalist Stephen Baker. Despite previous reports, Watson actually lost the practice match in January to Jennings in Final Jeopardy, because Jennings had bet aggressively on the Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy, Baker said in an excerpt to final chapter of his book.
source: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/IBMs-Watson-Ties-for-Lead-on-Jeopardy-but-Makes-Some-Doozies-237890/ http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/IBMs-Watson-Ties-...