WISE OF THE MACHINE In its first public demonstration, the computer system built by IBM defeated two “Jeopardy!” champions, including 74-consecutive-game-winner Ken Jennings, above, in a practice match ahead of a formal competition that will air on TV in mid-February. Afterwards, the computer, known as Watson, also took Ken Jennings’s lunch money. (Photo: AP via the Wall St. Journal; caption via the Journal. Except that last part.)
Awesome. Just awesome.
