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Thing that i don't think a computer will ever have. >> do you think we will have a represently cat of a human being mentally at some point? >> that's my point, i don't think so. there's no question the computers provide tools, they already do provide tools like we've never seen. >> what about the howell 9 thousand. >> i would have been worried if watson started to call me dave. >> i'm scared, dave. great movie, by the way. congratulations. i am impressed. congressman holt. invasion of the body snatchers, that's what's happening to a lot of republicans in the senate. this is "hardball."

>> chris, it is good to be with you. i'm not sure that ibm watson computer wasn't having a low voltage night. you know, it was all for fun. but with a real point. and the point to emphasize the importance of research and that's why ibm did this, to show that programming, complicated decision making and information retrieval can be done in a way that is good for medical diagnosis and transportation planning and yes, even playing games. and so i did it because for decades i've been trying to highlight the need for more investment in research and science education. that's what it was about. but i...

Overnights, no tv, real heartless, like the aspiration cultures from asia and other countries. tiger mom. is that too much for kids in america? >> that's one of the reasons i like this jeopardy game. it showed that hard thinking, which is what the researchers put in to develop this kind of software that can make these kinds of word games and information retrieval and so forth can be fun. so that's serious in the sense that they're developing ideas that are applicable in all sorts of things. >> okay. watson, this machine that's beat a lot of serious contestants in jeopardy. what use could you p...

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