IBM Computer To Face 'Jeopardy' Champs For $1 Million

David Ferrucci, head scientist for the International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) Watson Deep Q&A Project, poses for a photograph at the company's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. Ferrucci and his team at IBM have been working with the Watson supercomputer to make it understand questions in natural language, unlike keyword searches offered by Google or Microsoft Corp.'s Bing website. On Feb. 14, 2011, the computer will square off against Jeopardy! quiz show contestants Ken Jennings, who has the longest win streak in the show's history, and Brad Rutter, who won more money than any other player, building on IBM's work in the field of artificial intelligence. Photographer: Chris Ware/Bloomberg via Getty Images