NOVA: The Smartest Machine on Earth [2011 TV episode]

by Julia Cort, Michael Bicks, PBS

Other authors: Ken Jennings (Narrator), Jonathan Mackenzie (Narrator)

Series: NOVA [PBS] (38.05)

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Augmenting human intelligence is a lot tougher than it looks, but scientists are edging closer with machines like 'Watson,' an IBM computing system that is gearing up to compete on the game show Jeopardy!, taking on Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, two of the show's most successful and celebrated contestants of all time. This program is an updated version of the original broadcast, with additional content added.… (more)

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Jennings, Ken	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
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Augmenting human intelligence is a lot tougher than it looks, but scientists are edging closer with machines like 'Watson,' an IBM computing system that is gearing up to compete on the game show Jeopardy!, taking on Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, two of the show's most successful and celebrated contestants of all time. This program is an updated version of the original broadcast, with additional content added.

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