IBM's new AI supercomputer can argue, rebut and debate humans

IBM once again gave the world an impressive update on the competition between humans and machines. The company known for building supercomputers that can defeat grand master chess players and champion Jeopardy contestants, hosted another Man vs. Machine contest in San Francisco on Monday. A system that IBM calls Project Debater faced off against two humans in two separate debates. The verdict: Humans are still ahead, but the gap is closing. Debater won one of the two debates as voted by the audience, but who won was almost beside the point.