Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute becomes first university to receive IBM Watson system

IBM Watson

IBM's Watson super computer has had quite the journey so far, shaming the competition on Jeopardy and even being recruited to help Citibank with financial advice. It seems a visit to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is next on Watson's list, with IBM today revealing it plans to deliver a modified version of the artificial intelligence computer to the university. RPI is the first educational facility to receive a Watson system all its own, and has pledged to help IBM expand its cognitive abilities. The two share a long history of collaboration; many "core members" of IBM's Watson team graduated from RPI according to a video clip detailing the announcement.


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