The World as You’ll Know It: The Future Of Aging Watson Part 1: And the winner is…Watson!
Apr 25, 2023
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Restaurant Sparked Watson Project
- Charles Lickell spotted Ken Jennings on TV and imagined a computer could compete in Jeopardy.
- That restaurant moment sparked IBM's bold Watson project to build a question-answering machine.
Keyword Search Isn't Enough
- Simple keyword search fails on Jeopardy-style, multi-clue natural language questions.
- Watson needed semantic understanding, not just matching words, to find relevant answers.
Use Modular, Plug-In Architecture
- Build a modular architecture with loosely integrated components that plug together.
- Use that architecture to let teams work independently while integrating results quickly.