Watson = the ultimate bot?

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Interesting article in Slate




It may be surprising to learn that it's much easier to build a computer that can win at Jeopardy! than one that cleans up at the poker table in real-world situations. The quiz show, after all, can draw from any subject on God's green earth, while card games are based on 52 discrete units that interact with presumably calculable probabilities. Good Texas Hold 'Em players can estimate the odds of completing this or that hand based on the cards they see in their hands and on the table. So why can't a computer kick some ass at the casino?