12/13/2013

In a New Play, Trusty Sidekick Is a Supercomputer

16:28 minutes

Fed up with human shortcomings, the characters in Madeleine George’s play turn to high-tech companions. Could machines be assistants, friends, and even partners? The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence explores the amazing things technology can do for us…and what it can’t.

 

Segment Guests

Madeleine George

Madeleine George is the playwright of The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence and based in Brooklyn, New York.

Meet the Producer

About Annie Minoff

Annie Minoff is a producer for The Journal from Gimlet Media and the Wall Street Journal, and a former co-host and producer of Undiscovered. She also plays the banjo.

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