Artificial Intelligence A Reality Check for IBM’s AI Ambitions IBM, number 39 on our list of the 50 Smartest Companies, overhyped its Watson machine-learning system, but the company still could have the best access to the kind of data needed to make medicine much smarter. by David H. Freedman 2017-06-27T07:00:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence IBM’s Watson Is Everywhere—But What Is it? Ignore the hype and marketing—Watson may be a potent way for businesses to tap into advances in machine learning and AI. by Will Knight 2016-10-27T16:15:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Don’t Blame Watson for IBM’s Slide IBM might be overhyping the AI engine that beat humans on Jeopardy! But it would take a superhuman effort to overcome the huge challenges facing the company. by Brian Bergstein 2016-01-20T15:10:00-05:00
Sponsored Competing Billion-Dollar Tech Companies Are Joining Forces. Here’s Why. by MIT Technology Review Insights 2015-12-09T06:10:00-05:00 in partnership with IBM
Intelligent Machines IBM Wants Watson to Teach Robots Some Social Skills Because language is only part of human communication, IBM is using machine learning to teach robots social skills like gestures, eye movements, and voice intonations. by Will Knight 2015-09-24T16:50:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Why IBM Just Bought Billions of Medical Images for Watson to Look At IBM seeks to transform image-based diagnostics by combining its cognitive computing technology with a massive collection of medical images. by Mike Orcutt 2015-08-11T08:16:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines IBM Pushes Deep Learning with a Watson Upgrade IBM is combining different AI techniques, including deep learning, in the commercial version of Watson. by Will Knight 2015-07-09T14:00:00-04:00
Business Impact Watson Makes a Salad IBM’s Watson technology has digested years of research on flavor and taste and memorized 10,000 recipes. Now it’s creating recipes that its creators hope are both pleasant and surprising. by Nanette Byrnes 2015-05-26T00:00:01-04:00
Intelligent Machines Meet the Health-Care Company IBM Needed to Make Watson More Insightful With the addition of a huge medical records database—and the computing infrastructure to analyze it—Watson could help doctors make better use of clinical data. by Mike Orcutt 2015-04-16T13:48:37-04:00
Connectivity IBM’s Watson Could Make a Knowledgeable Tour Guide IBM researchers are exploring Watson’s abilities to answer museumgoers’ questions. by Rachel Metz 2015-04-10T14:45:00-04:00