Watson

Jul 19, 2018
Is Watson enough to carry IBM?
Sean Gallup/Getty Images
We look at whether the company's focus on artificial intelligence is a good business bet.
Jul 2, 2018
Wimbledon looks to supercomputer Watson for fast tournament highlights to lure a younger audience
IBM’s artificial intelligence supercomputer Watson is primed to do quick searches for video highlights of the Wimbledon tennis championship next week. The idea is to deliver key moments to fans via social platforms like Facebook and Instagram. But what might that mean for more mainstream broadcasters that buy the rights to sporting events? Click the […]
Mar 10, 2016
Go-playing robots are the new chess-playing robots
Google via Getty Images
Google's AlphaGo program beat Lee Se-dol, one of the world's best Go players.
Apr 22, 2015
IBM banks on Watson for progress and profit
Despite three years of falling revenue, IBM has a plan.
Jul 1, 2014
Would you eat computer food? Because Watson’s cooking
Supercomputer Watson is now programmed to create recipes. Weird, maybe tasty ones.
Jan 9, 2014
IBM’s Watson, for a billion: ‘How am I about to start making tons of dough?’
The program hasn’t made much since winning Jeopardy, but the company says that’s about to change.
Nov 15, 2013
Watson is coming to a mobile app near you
IBM is putting the supercomputer into the cloud.
Feb 26, 2013
Forget WebMD. Hello, Robot, M.D.
Could robots be the next medical revolution?
Mar 6, 2012
IBM’s Watson heads to Wall Street
Ben Hider/Getty Images
IBM supercomputer Watson conquered "Jeopardy!" Then he got a job analyzing health records. Now, he may suit up for Citigroup.
Sep 12, 2011
Watson gets a job
The Jeopardy-winning, IBM supercomputer known as Watson has been licensed to health insurer WellPoint. The brains behind Watson will be optimized…