Two and a half years ago, in early 2011, an IBM-developed supercomputer named Watson won a Jeopardy! tournament against two human opponents. It was simultaneously fascinating (computers are cool!) and ...

"Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings once played against a super-intelligent computer, but he says current artificial intelligence is already years ahead. "I’m deeply skeptical of AI," Jennings told Fox News ...

IBM's Watson crushes rivals in second night of "Jeopardy!" challenge. Feb. 16, 2011— -- IBM's super computer Watson clobbered the competition on night two of the three-day man vs. machine ...

IBM's computer Watson trounces humans in night three of "Jeopardy!" challenge. Feb. 17, 2011— -- Move over mortals, the machines are on their way. In the three-day man vs. machine "Jeopardy!" ...

In a breakthrough for artificial intelligence, IBM's Watson supercomputer has trounced Jeopardy! legends Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in an exhibition round of Jeopardy! The round took place today ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

Beating a human at chess – a game largely dependent on probability and more algorithmic forms of strategy – is one thing, but can a new supercomputer developed by IBM win at a game that requires ...

Watson, the supercomputer famous for beating the world's best human "Jeopardy!" champions, is going to college. IBM will provide a Watson system to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the first time the ...

IBM is eager to deploy supercomputer Watson into the healthcare industry, but still faces regulatory barriers. Now, IBM is lobbying Congress to reduce the federal regulations on the supercomputer to ...

IBM’s Watson can already do most things better than you. It plays fantasy football, helps prepare perfect meals, and delivers personalized health advice. Now the supercomputer has been used to cut the ...

It's man versus machine on Jeopardy!, as two of the game show's most successful players compete against an IBM supercomputer four years in the making. Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter will take on the IBM ...

I became a dad a few months ago and remember clearly how nerve-racking the birth of my child was. And even once the (thankfully healthy) kid got here, you spend a lot of time operating in the dark ...