Re:IBM Watson: Overprovisioned “Big Iron”?
by gojomo on Thursday February 17, 2011 @02:51AM
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Then by all means build such a single-server Watson clone and program it!
What's the prize? Can I get the same access IBM had, including a show appearance if my implementation is competitive enough?
(I'm not saying the task is easy enough for an unpaid hobbyist to attempt; I am saying IBM's 10 racks of 9 maxed-configuration machines seems more designed for promotional optics than to match the task at hand.)
What's the prize? Can I get the same access IBM had, including a show appearance if my implementation is competitive enough?
(I'm not saying the task is easy enough for an unpaid hobbyist to attempt; I am saying IBM's 10 racks of 9 maxed-configuration machines seems more designed for promotional optics than to match the task at hand.)