IBM's Watson Coming to a Device Near You!

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  1. Geers

    Geers Post Master General

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    IBM has managed to shrink the Watson computer down to the size of a large briefcase. Meaning it can be used for cloud computing. So IBM's plan is to allow people to connect to Watson and ask questions, like Siri except not braindead. What is Watson? The Jeopardy champion:



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  2. BulletMagnet

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    I don't see how shrinking it makes it fit for the cloud.
  3. Geers

    Geers Post Master General

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    Less power needed to use it, and you can build more and stick them everywhere.
  4. BulletMagnet

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    Less power use is cool, but still nothing to do with the cloud.
  5. Geers

    Geers Post Master General

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    It's like all technology. Faster, better, smaller, cheaper.
  6. tehtrekd

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    That's actually really cool. Hopefully it won't become sentient and attempt to takeover the world.
  7. LavaSnake

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    Wow, that would be awesome to use! Just image if @sorian used that tech for his AI though...
  8. Geers

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    Watson's biggest strength is his ability to understand language. So at best it'll recognize taunts and insults and respond by crashing a moon into your face.
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  9. tehtrekd

    tehtrekd Post Master General

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    Oh god.
    Imagine if Deep Blue was somehow adapted to PA's AI.
  10. Gorbles

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    To be fair, that would be an amazing response to have against chat abuse/trolls.

    Imagine that kind of gameplay. Repeated chat abuse, APPLY MOON TO FACE.
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