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IBM: In 5 Years, Watson A.I. will be Behind your Every Decision

posted by janrinok on Saturday October 29 2016, @01:47AM   Printer-friendly
from the not-here-it-won't dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

In the next five years, every important decision, whether it's business or personal, will be made with the assistance of IBM Watson. That's the vision of IBM president and CEO Ginni Rometty, in a keynote speech at IBM's World of Watson conference Wednesday.

Watson, the company's artificial intelligence-fueled system, is working in fields like health care, finance, entertainment and retail, connecting businesses more easily with their customers, making sense of big data and helping doctors find treatments for cancer patients.

The Watson system is set to transform how businesses function and how people live their lives. "Our goal is augmenting intelligence," Rometty said. "It is man and machine. This is all about extending your expertise. A teacher. A doctor. A lawyer. It doesn't matter what you do. We will extend it."

Is one woman's vision another man's nightmare?

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  • (Score: 2) by coolgopher on Sunday October 30 2016, @01:38AM

    by coolgopher (1157) on Sunday October 30 2016, @01:38AM (#420404)

    Somehow this will lead to an extension of rule 34 then. I'm dreadfully curious as to how that will pan out... (as in, I both dread it and am curious about it)

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