A Human Just Triumphed Over IBM’s Six-Year-Old AI Debater

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A Human Just Triumphed Over IBM’s Six-Year-Old AI DebaterThe tech giant’s six-year-old artificial intelligence debating system, affectionately dubbed “Miss Debater,” went head-to-head with one of the world’s most decorated practitioners Monday. After a 25-minute rapid-fire exchange about pre-school subsidies -- during which the female-voiced AI showed flashes of very homo sapien humor -- the audience handed the victory to 31-year-old Harish Natarajan. “I have heard you hold the world record in debate competition wins against humans, but I suspect you have never debated a machine.


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