The skill-cap in Jeopardy is sort of low. The top players can all answer almost all questions, so victory comes down to the buzzer even between Jennings and Rutter.
The important thing is that Watson hit that skill cap. From there it wins on tie-breaks every time. I think we'll see this dynamic in many human/AI contests. If both competitors' skills are at the saturation point, the contest is decided either by luck, or some strategically unsatisfying thing like diligence or mechanics. I don't see why humans will ever have an advantage at this.
The skill-cap in Jeopardy is sort of low. The top players can all answer almost all questions, so victory comes down to the buzzer even between Jennings and Rutter.
The important thing is that Watson hit that skill cap. From there it wins on tie-breaks every time. I think we'll see this dynamic in many human/AI contests. If both competitors' skills are at the saturation point, the contest is decided either by luck, or some strategically unsatisfying thing like diligence or mechanics. I don't see why humans will ever have an advantage at this.