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Events on Wednesday 16 February 2011 1
2011Watson wins Jeopardy! — AI arrivesIBM's Watson computer defeats Jeopardy! champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in a televised match on 14–16 February 2011 — the most watched demonstration of artificial intelligence in history. Watson processes natural language questions, searches its knowledge base and buzzes in with answers faster than the human champions. Ken Jennings writes on his Final Jeopardy answer: 'I for one welcome our new computer overlords.' The Jeopardy! victory launches IBM's Watson AI brand and announces the era of cognitive computing.