Shirley Jackson

Super Computer Watson ‘Enrolls’ in College Classes

This semester, a know-it-all supercomputer is heading to school. Watson, the supercomputer that made a name for itself after it trounced all its human competitors on Jeopardy! last year, is “enrolling” at  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.   IBM, Watson’s developer, hopes that students and faculty at the institute will push the computer to expand its capabilities, boosting its […]