Brief

Watson is IBM’s supercomputer that became famous for answering random questions on a TV game show. Watson effectively utilizes big data employing cloud-based analytics to read millions of pages of content in less than 3 seconds. IBM’s Vice President of Innovation, Dr. Bernard Meyerson, demonstrates in this session Watson’s capabilities in natural language processing, computational linguistics, machine learning and statistical analysis. Can Watson beat human intelligence in the healthcare and education sectors?

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