Watson Is In the Army Now
August 14, 2014
First he is training to become a world-class chef, then he goes to medical school, now Watson is joining the army. Gigaom reports that “IBM And USAA Put Watson To Work In The Military.” While Watson will not go through boot camp or face deployment, the supercomputer will be used to help military personnel transition to civilian life. The IBM Engagement Advisor is an engagement tool that service people will be able to query with questions related to the transition experience, including health benefits and finances. The Engagement Advisor scans more than 3000 military documents and can even answer questions about the content.
This is another push by IBM to make Watson a feasible product.
“In a statement announcing the USAA application, which is in pilot, IBM SVP Mike Rhodin said: ‘Putting Watson into the hands of consumers is a critical milestone toward improving how we work and live.’ And make no mistake; IBM needs to get Watson out there and in use or risk squandering this lead.”
IBM’s product revenue dropped in the past two years. The company invested a huge amount of funds and man-hours developing Watson. Now IBM is focused on seeing a return on the investment. Watson is going beyond winning game shows to more practical applications.
Whitney Grace, August 14, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
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