Why Watson Stayed Silent on Jeopardy (and How it Changed AI Forever) @CWTECHtalk
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Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Most people thought Watson crashed when it didn’t answer. It didn’t. It was thinking.

This behind-the-scenes moment from IBM’s Watson (courtesy of David Ferrucci) on Jeopardy! reveals why showing how AI thinks matters just as much as the answer itself — and how one on-screen decision convinced Alex Trebek and changed how customers understood AI.

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