{"product_id":"9780547519432","title":"Final Jeopardy: The Story of Watson, the Computer That Will Transform Our World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe “charming and terrifying” story of IBM’s breakthrough in artificial intelligence, from the \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e technology writer and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Numerati\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For centuries, people have dreamed of creating a machine that thinks like a human. Scientists have made progress: computers can now beat chess grandmasters and help prevent terrorist attacks. Yet we still await a machine that exhibits the rich complexity of human thought—one that doesn’t just crunch numbers, or take us to a relevant web page, but understands and communicates with us. With the creation of Watson, IBM’s \u003ci\u003eJeopardy!\u003c\/i\u003e-playing computer, we are one step closer to that goal.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFinal Jeopardy\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen Baker traces the arc of Watson’s “life,” from its birth in the IBM labs to its big night on the podium. We meet Hollywood moguls and \u003ci\u003eJeopardy!\u003c\/i\u003e masters, genius computer programmers and ambitious scientists, including Watson’s eccentric creator, David Ferrucci. We see how Watson’s breakthroughs and the future of artificial intelligence could transform medicine, law, marketing, and even science itself, as machines process huge amounts of data at lightning speed, answer our questions, and possibly come up with new hypotheses. As fast and fun as the game itself, \u003ci\u003eFinal Jeopardy\u003c\/i\u003e shows how smart machines will fit into our world—and how they’ll disrupt it.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The place to go if you’re really interested in this version of the quest for creating Artificial Intelligence.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Like Tracy Kidder’s \u003ci\u003eSoul of a New Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, Baker’s book finds us at the dawn of a singularity. It’s an excellent case study, and does good double duty as a Philip K. Dick scenario, too.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Like a cross between \u003ci\u003eBorn Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, Baker’s narrative is both . . . an entertaining romp through the field of artificial intelligence—and a sobering glimpse of things to come.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123041321200,"sku":"9780547519432","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547519432_p0.jpg?v=1763716755","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547519432","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}