What Is I.B.M.’s Watson?
18 Jun
A very short answer is the following:
“IBM is working to build a computing system that can understand and answer complex questions with enough precision and speed to compete against some of the best Jeopardy! contestants out there.” [IBM]
A longer answer to this question is the following video explaining what I.B.M. Watson is in detail:
(via New York Times Technology)
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