NYTimes: What Is I.B.M.’s Watson?

A supercomputer fed years worth of web info is willing to take on the
pun-filled quirky questions of a Jeopardy game. This article explains
what a monumental task this is.TE

MAGAZINE PREVIEW | SMARTER THAN YOU THINK: What Is I.B.M.'s Watson?

The category is artificial intelligence. This question-answering
computer system is ready to challenge some flesh-and-blood
"Jeopardy!" champions.

http://nyti.ms/bCs8b6