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: 3, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Thursday August 13 2015, @05:25PM
So clearly a malfunctioning killer AI army is nothing to fear.
Depends on the malfunction. If the malfunction is that your army kills you instead of the target, that could be a bit concerning.