Re:IBM Watson correctly diagnoses a form of leukemia
by jacquesm on Sunday August 07, 2016 @04:37AM
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> to automatically attribute it to a PR play that IBM likes to "milk every last drop of".
No, that's history. IBM has quite a series of Watson 'breakthroughs' that ultimately went nowhere, to the point where when I see 'Watson' mentioned in an IBM press release it automatically gets discounted if there isn't a part where the subject has some statistics to go with the inevitable hype.
I see it as IBM trying to stay relevant in a world that needs it less and less and that's why they focus on anything that will grab headlines.
Winning jeopardy, curing cancer, what's not to like about IBM?
No, that's history. IBM has quite a series of Watson 'breakthroughs' that ultimately went nowhere, to the point where when I see 'Watson' mentioned in an IBM press release it automatically gets discounted if there isn't a part where the subject has some statistics to go with the inevitable hype.
I see it as IBM trying to stay relevant in a world that needs it less and less and that's why they focus on anything that will grab headlines.
Winning jeopardy, curing cancer, what's not to like about IBM?
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