June 10 – 12 Austin, Texas

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GS1 KEYNOTE: The Obsolete Know-it-all

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 10

JW Grand 1 – 5

Trivia whiz Ken Jennings has made a career as a keeper of facts; he holds the longest winning streak in history on the US game show Jeopardy! But in 2011, he played a challenge match against supercomputer Watson—and lost. While that moment resides in game show lore, it is also representative of a fundamental shift in how we treat and interact with information; we now live in a world where we have instant access to almost any type of information using a device that fits into our pockets. In this funny and inspiring opening keynote, Jennings shares how it felt to have a computer literally beat him at his own game, what that might mean to the future of information, and where human knowledge may fit in this new learning paradigm.

Ken Jennings

All-time Jeopardy! Champion and Author

Ken Jennings, the all-time Jeopardy! champion, was born in 1974 just outside Seattle, but grew up overseas. His only lifeline to American pop culture during those years was TV on the Armed Forces Network, where he watched Jeopardy! religiously after school every afternoon. This sparked a life-long passion for quizzing and game shows, culminating with his invitation to appear as a contestant on Jeopardy! in 2004. Mr. Jennings went on to win 74 games and $2.52 million, both American game show records. He is the author of numerous books, including the recent Because I Said So: The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids.

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