So instead of ending up with a malfunctioning killer AI army that tech mavens are horrified about, IBM is betting research money on making its most recent well-known supercomputer, Watson, a fantasy sports manager. You know, the "Jeopardy!" winner, the one that's also going to be a sleuthy doctor's assistant soon.
IBM announced in a statement today that it's partnering up Watson's ecosystem with Edge Up Sports to help fantasy football coaches optimize their teams.
"Successful fantasy owners dedicate several hours per week strategizing for fantasy football. Still, with so much information available, it's difficult to stay current on the latest news and information surrounding players," the statement read.
And it looks like Watson is going to trawl through a lot of real-time updates and tweets to advise fantasy football coaches how they'd like to up their game.
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(Score: 2, Funny) by miljo on Thursday August 13 2015, @02:40PM
Now that he's into fantasy football I'd imagine he'll also "get into" light beer, tailgating, weight lifting, and whatever else people that are "into" fantasy football do. :/
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(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday August 13 2015, @05:27PM
Seems like balls play into it quite frequently... And not the ones you buy at a sporting goods store.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday August 13 2015, @05:28PM
Try to walk the aisles of the datacenter after Watson's racks develop a beer gut...
(Score: 2) by Kromagv0 on Friday August 14 2015, @12:11PM
Given the average American it doesn't look like participating in fantasy football gets people into weightlifting.
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