IBM-created machine Watson will appear on 'Jeopardy!' - NYPOST.com

IBM-created machine Watson will appear on 'Jeopardy!' - NYPOST.com.

What is Watson, the machine that's aiming to give "Jeopardy!'s" most brilliant minds a run for their money?

That's the answer to the game show's big upcoming stunt-casting question.

The IBM-created artificial intelligence -- three years in the making, named after IBM founder Thomas J. Watson -- will appear on-air alongside "Jeopardy!" champs Ken Jennings (won 74 games in a row) and Brad Rutter (won almost $3.3 million) over the course of three nights [for $1M], beginning Feb. 14.

[IBM will donate its winnings to charity.]

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