IBM’s supercomputer Watson bested former champions in a practice round of Jeopardy. In development for four years, Watson can recognize human speech, evaluate a question and look through 200 million pages of content for an answer in three seconds. Watson’s artificial intelligence will soon challenge Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter for a million dollar prize. Read the full article at ZDNet.com
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, co-founder of Metacademy, and the CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and CNBC and writes a popular daily business blog. He’s the Co-Host of the award-winning podcast Techstream with Shelly Palmer & Seth Everett and his latest book, Blockchain - Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts: An executive guide to the world of decentralized finance, is an Amazon #1 Bestseller. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.
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