We’re living in a strange time, when it’s increasingly difficult to distinguish a human from artificial intelligence. And, yes, it can be pretty uncanny. One recent example: Google’s demonstration of ...

In 1997, IBM's (IBM-0.14%) "Deep Blue" computer defeated world chess champion Gary Kasparov. In 2011, the company's "Watson" computer wiped the floor with the smartest humans on Jeopardy!. And most ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More IBM today announced plans to integrate Project Debater into Watson Group ...

On Tuesday, IBM’s Project Debater, an artificial intelligence designed to debate humans, attempted to out-argue human debaters in front of a crowd of journalists. Neither the human debater nor Project ...

The conversational AI created by IBM called Project Debater is designed to have a formal debate with a person. While Project Debater did lose its final debate to a person, who was a champion debater, ...

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At a small event in San Francisco last night, IBM hosted two debate club-style discussions between two humans and an AI called “Project Debater.” The goal was for the AI to engage in a series of ...

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The IBM algorithm Deep Blue beat chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997. It was 2011 when IBM’s Watson won the game show Jeopardy. Shortly after, the IBM Research team was ready to go beyond game ...