International Business Machines Corp.(NYSE:IBM) is
figuring out how to use its voice-assisted computer, Watson, in smartphones and
mobile devices
Functioning almost like Apple's Siri voice assistant
but more powerful than that, Watson has been four years in the making,
painstakingly researched by IBM.
The super smart computer can answer questions like,
"What’s the best crop to plant in these drought conditions?" It would
immediately answer based on location, weather patterns, climatic conditions,
historical trends and scientific studies.
IBM has plans to use Watson to tap new markets and
boost revenues from business analytics to $16 billion by 2015, Bloomberg
reported.
For so long Watson's tech has been too big to cram
into a mobile device. However, that's about to change. After beating champions
of the quiz show `Jeopardy' the computer is now crunching financial information
for big banks like Citigroup and cancer data for WellPoint Inc.
It finally looks like Watson 2.0 for mobiles would
also soon be ready.
"The power it takes to make Watson work is
dropping down like a stone," Meyerson told Bloomberg in an interview.
"One day, you will have ready access to an incredible engine with a world
knowledge base.
The challenge for IBM is overcoming the technical
obstacles to making Watson a handheld product, and figuring out how to price
and deliver it. It also takes a while for Watson to do the "machine
learning" necessary to become a reliable assistant in an area.
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