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# So what exactly is Jeopardy-winning computer Watson made of?
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/so-what-exactly-does-jeopardy-winning-computer-watson-ma/
- Published: 2011-06-27T19:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T15:52:56.000Z
- Description: In case you were curious about how Watson, the Jeopardy-winning supercomputer, works up close, PC Mag took a deep dive. Keep your friends close and enemies closer, as they say: Is Watson considered artificial intelligence? Chu-Carroll said it depends on your definition of AI. If you define AI as mim
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In case you were curious about how Watson, the Jeopardy-winning supercomputer, works up close, PC Mag [took a deep dive](http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387109,00.asp?ref=killscreen.com). Keep your friends close and enemies closer, as they say:

> Is Watson considered artificial intelligence? Chu-Carroll said it depends on your definition of AI. If you define AI as mimicking the human brain, then the answer is no. She said researchers take a more pragmatic approach to AI-Watson does not come up with answers the same way as humans. We make inferences, guesses, and understand the nuances of language better than Watson.  
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> However, Watson is getting better at understanding the subtleties of language. It is able to process some puns and understand that language in *Jeopardy!* is can be used evoke some meanings other than the obvious. As we witnessed, Watson can play the game as well as the best players. Chu-Carroll said, “People say, ‘Well, airplanes don’t fly the same as birds do.’ Do you think airplanes are flying?”