{"id":62438,"date":"2018-07-13T17:05:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T15:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=62438"},"modified":"2018-07-07T06:54:27","modified_gmt":"2018-07-07T04:54:27","slug":"07-05-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=62438","title":{"rendered":"Israeli-led IBM system debates with humans, but who wins?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Israel21c\"<\/a>Israeli-led IBM system debates with humans, but who wins?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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Project Debater, built out of IBM\u2019s Haifa research lab, demonstrates its ability to deliver persuasive arguments in the first showcase of the AI technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Israeli expert debater Dan Zafir debates against the IBM Project Debater on June 18, 2018, in San Francisco. Photo via Facebook.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

IBM\u2019s new artificial intelligence (AI) system engaged in the first ever live, public debate with two Israeli student debating champions on Monday, demonstrating the computer\u2019s ability to deliver persuasive arguments against humans on complex topics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Named Project Debater, the AI was unveiled at IBM\u2019s Watson West site in San Francisco, where it began by preparing arguments for whether governments should subsidize space exploration and whether the use of telemedicine should be increased.<\/span><\/p>\n

Preparation for Project Debater began six years ago at the IBM\u2019s Haifa research lab, but IBM Research principal investigator and creator of Project Debater Noam Slonim said the AI system only gained the ability to participate in debates with people two years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

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