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IBM Opens Up Its Watson Supercomputer To Researchers

Posted by samzenpus on from the try-it-out dept.

An anonymous reader writes IBM has announced the "Watson Discovery Advisor" a cloud-based tool that will let researchers comb through massive troves of data, looking for insights and connections. The company says it's a major expansion in capabilities for the Watson Group, which IBM seeded with a $1 billion investment. "Scientific discovery takes us to a different level as a learning system," said Steve Gold, vice president of the Watson Group. "Watson can provide insights into the information independent of the question. The ability to connect the dots opens up a new world of possibilities."

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  1. The question by Earthquake+Retrofit · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Watson can provide insights into the information independent of the question."

    My homemade chatbot has the same problem.

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    1. Re:The question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Why do you think your homemade chatbot has the same problem?

    2. Re:The question by Earthquake+Retrofit · · Score: 3, Funny

      Why do you think your homemade chatbot has the same problem?

      Eliza... is that you?

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      Fifty years of Yippie! 1968-2018