Did you know CMU helped prepare Watson to compete on Jeopardy?

 

Since CMU students helped create Watson, they all watched intently as it defeated Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter this week  on Jeopardy.  Did anyone else watch Jeopardy this week to see Watson?

CMU has a vested interest in Watson. It was the first university to sign on to the project four years ago, and CMU staff and graduate students contributed many of the advancements that made the project a reality.

"CMU was a key collaborator," Mr. Sherman said. "They were researching the same kinds of limitations [IBM] was facing in these systems. There were meetings and together they designed the new architecture."

Audience at CMU rooted for computer all the way