Comments on: Register early for the 2011 TRIVIA CHAMPIONSHIP OF NORTH AMERICA https://thewebgangsta.com/2010/10/register-early-for-the-2011-trivia-championship-of-north-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=register-early-for-the-2011-trivia-championship-of-north-america Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:05:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 By: Paul Bailey https://thewebgangsta.com/2010/10/register-early-for-the-2011-trivia-championship-of-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1514 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:05:40 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=3093#comment-1514 New events added:

GAME SHOW CHAMPS, COMPUTER NEMESIS & SEARCH FOR NEW CONTESTANTS Experts will debate strategies of machines and humans + official test and auditions

A panel discussion on Watson — the IBM computer that won on the television game show Jeopardy! — is scheduled as part of the Trivia Championships of North America (TCONA). Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter are slated to describe their strategy against the machine, and IBM researcher Dr. Gerald Tesauro will talk about how the Watson system was taught to play the game at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday July 9, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The strategy session will cover a variety of topics including the evolution of the abilities of the computer along with the planning that led up to the grand challenge. The panel will be moderated by Ed Toutant, a former IBM
employee and Jeopardy! champion, who in 2001 became a top prize winner on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

A special opportunity is planned for TCONA participants who have not previously appeared on Jeopardy! Attendees can take the official qualification test for the show, and top scorers will be invited to follow-up auditions
during the weekend.

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