Watson articles

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  Behind every good algorithm is a great human

  By T.C. Sottek on March 11, 2013 11:00 am + 6 comments

  For the average human web crawler, the algorithms that power what is searched and seen on the web Continue reading…

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  Paging Doctor Watson? How artificial intelligence could revolutionize healthcare

  By Amar Toor on February 22, 2013 06:25 am + 13 comments

  Could supercomputers like IBM's Watson one day replace human physicians? It's a question that's been Continue reading…

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  IBM's Watson joins doctors in fighting lung cancer with cloud-based medical app

  By Chris Welch on February 8, 2013 02:48 pm + 11 comments

  IBM's Watson will soon be another resource available to doctors in the fight against lung cancer. I Continue reading…

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  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute becomes first university to receive IBM Watson system

  By Chris Welch on January 30, 2013 03:40 pm + 8 comments

  IBM's Watson super computer has had quite the journey so far, shaming the competition on Jeopardy Continue reading…

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  IBM removed the Urban Dictionary from Watson's memory after it got too sassy

  By Justin Rubio on January 10, 2013 02:27 pm + 136 comments

  Like a parent washing out their child's mouth with soap, IBM was forced to cleanse its supercomputer Continue reading…

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  Robots iPad app offers interactive look at robotics history with hundreds of photos, videos

  By Chris Welch on November 27, 2012 10:13 am + 11 comments

  Robot enthusiasts may find this hard to pass up: a new app for iPad provides an interactive look at Continue reading…

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  AT&T releasing Watson voice recognition APIs to developers in June

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 19, 2012 10:56 am + 13 comments

  AT&T's research arm has spent over two decades developing its Watson speech and language engine, Continue reading…

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  Citibank calls on Watson for risk management advice

  By Jamie Keene on March 7, 2012 04:44 am + 4 comments

  Citibank is exploring potential uses for IBM's Jeopardy!-beating Watson super computer in the Continue reading…

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  IBM's Watson supercomputer turns to treating cancer

  By Jamie Keene on December 27, 2011 10:32 am + 15 comments

  The hive mind of servers behind Watson may have conquered Jeopardy, but now it's turning its Continue reading…

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  IBM's Watson goes on tour, defeats Harvard and MIT business students

  By Dante D'Orazio on November 2, 2011 02:52 pm + 27 comments

  IBM's Watson super computer has shown off its Jeopardy skills yet again. The data-wrangling Continue reading…