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I'd be interested to know if Jennings had any influence on the title -- the phrase "unfair advantage" isn't used in the text -- he calls it an "advantage", but
by zck 16y ago
I'd be interested to know if Jennings had any influence on the title -- the phrase "unfair advantage" isn't used in the text -- he calls it an "advantage", but "unfair" lends it an entirely different meaning. The article is a very even-handed discussion of Watson; the headline is needlessly provocative, and makes Jennings sound like a whiner.
- sciolistse 16y agoIn his Q&A session after day 1, Jennings said that "I wouldn't call this unfair...precise timing just happens to be one thing computers are better at than we humans. It's not like I think Watson should try buzzing in more erratically just to give homo sapiens a chance." So my guess is that the daily news had more to do with that title than Ken. It doesn't seem like him, at any rate.
- m_myers 16y agoJudging from the other content advertised on the page, the Daily News is not a master of subtlety.
- raheemm 16y agoI'm certain it was a copywriter who created that headline. Would you read "How to learn to play Piano" or "They Laughed Until I sat down to play?" I know HN tends to dislike overtly dramatic headlines but copywriting is also an interesting art.