On 21/02/2011 9:32 AM, Ian Bailey wrote:
> The Register's take on Watson...
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/21/ibm_watson_qa_system/
>
The $1100 per hour on Amazon sounds pretty easy.
I just don't have the time on the weekend to write the 1000000 lines of
code to glue the open source bits together.
Anyone free starting on Friday. We should be done in a week from forever. (01)
Ron (02)
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> Subject: [ontolog-forum] More on Watson
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> As an IBM Partner in the e-Learning space (we sell the Saba LMS as does
> IBM), I get regular e-mails about sales opportunities, technical updates
> and general management ideas.
>
> Today I received a bit on Watson that I can share with you.
>
> http://www-943.ibm.com/innovation/us/watson/what-is-watson/index.html
> describes different aspects of the Watson project and gives a bit of a
> hint as to where IBM thinks that it can be applied next.
>
> According to IBM
> "Watson represents a tremendous breakthrough in computers understanding
> natural language, "real language" that is not specially designed and
> encoded just for computers, but language humans use to naturally capture
> and communicate knowledge. Much of the technology that comprises Watson
> is commercially available today. IBM has added custom software and
> algorithms to help it meet the Jeopardy! Challenge from Information
> Management, Hadoop, Eclipse and DB2. "
>
> Be the first on your block to have your own Watson.
> Anyone need one? I can put you at the top of my list of sales prospects.;-)
>
> As I get more details, I will try to share the interesting bits.
>
> I am interested in how this will help clarify the field of ontology.
> It should remove a few of the areas of practical applicability and
> perhaps help to focus attention on the areas where ontology is the right
> starting point for building applications rather than starting with the
> technologies that make up Watson.
>
>
> Ron
>
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