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Watson: From winning Jeopardy to...

Event Interactive 2012
Format Solo
Organizer Gino Bustelo IBM
Speakers
  1. Gino Bustelo IBM
Description In 2005, IBM Research embarked on another one of its famous Grand Challenges, to build a system that can consume massive amounts of text data and compete in the quiz show Jeopardy. In February of 2011, the Grand Challenge was met. Watson successfully won Jeopardy in a series of games against past champions. But the Watson story does not end in a game of Jeopardy. Such an achievement only further propels imagination and IBM is now working on applying Watson's technology to solve real world problems. This talk will cover how the system behind Watson works as well as other areas where the technology is applicable.
Questions
Answered
  1. What is Watson?
  2. How does the technology behind Watson work?
  3. What type of content does Watson use to answer questions?
  4. How is IBM using Watson technology to solve other problems?
  5. What is the future of Watson?
Level Beginner
Supporting Material http://www-03.ibm.com/innovation/us/watson/what-is-watson/index.html
Category Emerging Technology / Mobile
Tags ibm, jeopardy, watson