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January 11, 2014 04:00 am -05

Why IBM's Watson Doesn't Matter Outside of Jeopardy

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What if we built a super-smart artificial brain and no one cared? IBM is facing that possibility. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is having a hard time making money off of its Jeopardy-winning supercomputer, Watson. The company has always claimed that Watson was more than a publicity stunt, that it had revolutionary real-world applications in health care, investing, and other realms. IBM CEO Virginia Rometty has promised that Watson will generate $10 billion in annual revenue within 10 years, but according to the Journal as of last October Watson was far behind projections, only bringing in $100 million. Read more...

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