Neowin News Feed for: Watson

IBM launches business oriented Coding Assistant watsonx

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:22:01 +0000

IBM launched its own version of AI-based coding assistant named watsonx. It is positioned to provide a wide range of solutions for enterprise customers wanting to speed up development processes. Read more...

Cortana could become the leading voice assistant for enterprise in a couple of years

Hamza Jawad — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:26:01 +0000

A recent survey has suggested that Cortana will be dominating the enterprise market within the next two years. More than 85% of businesses are expected to adopt voice assistants by that time. Read more...

PostMood uses Watson AI to determine your overall happiness

Christopher White — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 14:26:01 +0000

Using a combination of social media, Fitbit data, and diaries, PostMood looks to report on your emotional and mental health state so that you can make conscious decisions to improve your life. Read more...

IBM's Watson AI makes movie trailer for an upcoming film with only a little help from humans

Christopher White — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 14:42:01 +0000

If you've recently seen a trailer for Fox's upcoming AI movie, Morgan, you may not have realized that IBM's AI, Watson, was the key contributor to the artistic endeavor. Read more...

XPRIZE challenges you to show the friendly face of AI, $5 million bounty for the winner

Paul Hill — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 08:10:01 +0000

A new XPRIZE has been launched with the sole aim for spinning AI in a positive light via inspirational projects. Winners of the competition will be decided at TED2020 and receive $5m prize money. Read more...

IBM creates human brain-like computer chips

John Callaham — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:38:45 +0000

IBM, which created the Jeopardy playing super computer Watson, is working on a computer chip designed to emulate how the human brain processes information. Read more...

IBM's Watson poised to take over salesmen jobs

Christopher White — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:27:13 +0000

IBM continues to use their technology to take over the world. First Watson became a Jeopardy champion and later the company started pushing their solution to assist doctors in the medical world. Now it appears... Read more...

IBM's Watson to help doctors with diagnoses

Christopher White — Mon, 23 May 2011 01:49:58 +0000

Watson’s goal to take over the world is continuing. IBM’s supercomputer first took out top Jeopardy contestants earlier this year. Now, according to USA Today, Watson is preparing to be used in the medical field... Read more...

"What is Global Thermonuclear War?" Why Watson isn't Skynet

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:34:55 +0000

As Watson utterly destroyed Jeopardy’s two reigning human champions at their own game, the tech world applauded IBM’s creation, but the applause was tempered by an almost palpable sense of anxiety. It’s that looking-over-the-precipice feeling... Read more...

IBM's Watson beats Jeopardy champions in first round

Christopher White — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:44:05 +0000

"Elementary, my dear Watson." IBM's supercomputer, named Watson in honor of IBM founder Thomas J. Watson, bested star Jeopardy contestants Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings and it wasn't even close. Watson ended the day with... Read more...

IBM to release Watson Blue Gene supercomputer

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 16:57:35 +0000

IBM plans to officially announce the creation of a new supercomputer later today, and is expected to rank as one of the fastest on the planet. The new supercomputer, named the Watson Blue... Read more...

Dr. Watson to be updated!

Wed, 07 May 2003 18:55:05 +0000

Just occasionally, Microsoft seems to do something that's absolutely spot on. This time it has taken advantage of something that it has built up over years of experience with: dealing with error reports. The firm... Read more...