Jeopardy and artificial intelligence fans alike might find a recent report from Outsell interesting. “IBM Watson – A Hammer in Search of Nails” addresses the progress that IBM Watson has made since its commercial launch; the market strategy and its impact in the health, financial, legal, and other sectors; and how publishers and information businesses can use IBM Watson. There are also case studies from Deakin University, Vantage Software, and OnRamp Exchange.
IBM Watson can “reason” like a human being. What are the implications of this for information businesses? This new advance in computing should not be ignored. The author is Simon Alterman, VP and Lead Analyst at Outsell.
So if you are curious and have a spare $2,595.00, check it out.
Melody K. Smith
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