BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20111117T001500Z DTEND:20111117T010000Z LOCATION:TCC 301/302 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: One year ago most researchers in natural language processing did not think existing state-of-the-art techniques would be enough to successfully compete against champion Jeopardy! players. This talk will give an overview of the IBM Jeopardy! Challenge, including problem challenges, the algorithm approach, the scale out implementation and the highly iterative development process used to develop the Watson system. Future uses of the technology will also be touched on. SUMMARY:The IBM Jeopardy! Challenge PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR