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.
We've seen firsthand what IBM's ambitious project is capable of, but RPI...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/30/3933716/rpi-first-university-to-receive-ibm-watson-system
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