Published on July 6, 2017
The IBM Research team that designed Watson, the computer system that can play Jeopardy!, faced many hurdles in teaching the system the nuances of human language. Often a clue will ask for a gender specific response. Human contestants quickly pick up on these cues, but Watson initially struggled with this concept. The team made great strides in correcting this during its sparring matches against former champions.
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