IBM - Final Jeopardy! and the Future of Watson: Green Shoots Nominee

To warm the hearts of geeks everywhere, the account of IBM Watson's victory at Jeopardy!



This is a reminder to us all in the US of the good we are capable of, if we're willing to dream and work toward goals together. Anything's possible, if we are willing to work for it, long term, patiently, not always focusing on pumping this quarter's results.

This sort of thing happens in places that have freedom as a bedrock value, the rule of law, the profit incentive firmly in place. This sort of thing does not happen in places like Russia, or Saudi Arabia, or Venezuela. It happens in places like the US, Canada, and the other handful of still-functional countries around the planet.

It's a genius piece of marketing, both for IBM and Sony, owner of the Jeopardy! brand.

It's a very slickly produced piece of short film, and kudos to their creators.

This is inspiring. This shapes the culture in some very good ways, if we direct it to good ends. This is not for Goldman-Sachs to employ in creating another generation of fraudulent securities, or for the next nutcase regime to use to create nukes.

This really could spark the next Renaissance, if its creators and purchasers make good decisions.