IBM Watson, IBM's AI system wins at TV gameshow, 'Jeopardy' in 2011

IBM scientists (Ferrucci et al.) debuted Watson, an AI system that incorporated facets of machine learning, deep question answering and natural language processing to play and, ultimately, beat the greatest human champions on Jeopardy!.

A seminal moment in AI, IBM demonstrated an AI system able to understand and precisely answer questions posed in natural language, with all of the latter’s complexity, nuance and ambiguity.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 170 countries. IBM produces and sells computer hardware, middleware and software, and provides hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. IBM is also a major research organization.

The Barbican's AI: More than Human (16 May-26 Aug 2019) is an major exhibition exploring creative and scientific developments in artificial intelligence demonstrating its potential to revolutionise our lives. Part of Life Rewired, the Barbican's 2019 season exploring what it means to be human when technology is changing everything.