Why it matters that AI is better than humans at games like Jeopardy - Watson

Try Watson's AI-powered APIs for free For many people, the first time they ever heard about artificial intelligence and IBM Watson was when it played Jeopardy! While Watson made a few mistakes on its way to victory, it cemented its reputation well enough that many articles about Watson still describe it as the artificial intelligence system that played Jeopardy! But even before Watson competed on Jeopardy!, AI systems also learned games, ranging from tic-tac-toe to chess. You may recall that in 1997, IBM's Deep Blue beat the world's chess champion Garry Kasparov. And since Jeopardy!, AI systems like Watson have continued to learn to play other games, ranging from the ancient game of Go to Texas Hold'em poker.