Watson raises some interesting questions. The first being is this even fair, and when I first heard about a computer competing on Jeopardy, it sounds like it would be a man against google search. But Watson is going to be more than just a machine filled with information. But there is more to Watson than information recall. Watson is not going to be connected to the internet, but rather his skill will be in comprehending language.
It will be interesting to see how Watson performs against some of the smartest people in the world. Could be that Watson gets destroyed by champions like Ken Jennings. Or Watson could be victorious and be the most humbling example of the rise of computers since Deep Blue. Either way this is a significant achievement for artificial intelligence, and the ramifications of Watson should be felt for quite some time.
