IBM's Watson Memorizes Urban Dictionary... and Now Needs a Swear Filter

[ethanolson]

Seriously, Watson is like a dude with Aspergers. It knows all kinds of stuff and has no filters. So the engineers gave it filters.

Engineers, you failed. If it's supposed to be like a human, give it the mechanism to develop a filter and then take time to impress it properly to use the filter. Or is having a super brainiac child too much work for you?!

 

[basketcase87]

[citation][nom]serendipiti[/nom]Surely there must be some sort of gag about this... perhaps Monty Python ?[/citation]I somehow doubt Monty Python is going to stage a reunion solely to poke fun at Watson learning some dirty words.

 

[robochump]

Can see it now, like in the first Terminator, the machine uses that most cuss filled responses...lol. At least it would have given Watson more of a personality

 

[stevo777]

Truely funny article and story. Would have loved to have been there.

 

[QEFX]

"The supercomputer, unable to distinguish polite from impolite conversation, began to use profanity in conversation."

Well Watson's case is mostly black ... All hail Watson, the newest member of N.W.A.