By JIM FITZGERALD and DAVID R. MARTIN
Associated Press
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – The clue: It’s the size of 10 refrigerators, has access to the equivalent of 200 million pages of information and knows how to answer in the form of a question.
The correct response: “What is the computer IBM developed to become a ‘Jeopardy!’ whiz?”
Watson, which IBM claims as a profound advance in artificial intelligence, edged out game-show champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter on Thursday in its first public test, a short practice round ahead of a million-dollar tournament that will be televised next month.