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IBM's Watson and SAP Hana: A Worthy Combination?
I want to end the week with a short video by Dennis Howlett. The video is a fascinating exchange between Dr Vishal Sikka, an executive board member with SAP and Vijay Vijayasankar associate partner at IBM.
The conversation is playful and quire insightful about the relationship between the companies. The two technologists explore in-memory technology in the context of IBM Watson and SAP Hana. But I particularly like the lead discussion about game mechanics and machine over human inequities that the Jeopardy match illuminated.
A Watson Victory? This is About a Contest, Not Science
We go into day two of the three-day Jeopardy contest with IBM's Watson tied for first place with Brad Rutter. They each have $5,000. Ken Jennings has $2,000.
What does this show more than anything? This is a contest and nothing more.
It is not a scientific experiment to do a live broadcast of a game show with a contestant that is a machine. It is a game to use a television show to sell the concept of machine intelligence and set market expectations.