The Smartest Machine on Earth
What is so special about human intelligence?
Join Watson, an IBM developed super-computer as it competes against the most successful and celebrated contestants of all time on the popular game show JEOPARDY! for a grand prize of 1 million dollars.
Who will prevail in this ultimate showdown between man and
machine?
Smartest Machine on Earth chronicles NOVAs unprecedented, behind
the- scenes access to IBM researchers as they develop the
technology for
Watson, the state-of-the-art computing system named after company
founder Thomas J. Watson.
The film examines the technological feats and hurdles necessary
to develop Watson, the challenges artificial intelligence
researchers face in mimicking the human thought process, and
potential applications for the future.
Seeing Watson in action will leave many dumbfounded.
Viewers will experience Watsons incredible ability to reason and tackle human language as no computer has ever before. Refined and fine-tuned over four years and countless man-hours, Watson has already managed to rival some of the best former Jeopardy! contestants.
But now its time to take the stage and see what Watson is really made of.
