AI in Healthcare July 20, 2021
IBM’s Watson AI system wowed the world on Jeopardy! 10 years ago with a $1 million win over two human brainiacs.
In the years that followed, the company famously flailed as it tried to leverage the publicity.
The strategy seemed to be positioning Watson as a product line that would not only continue to dazzle AI enthusiasts but also outfit entire industries with AI.
Didn’t happen.
The New York Times recounts the corporation’s major missteps and considers Watson’s future—don’t bury it because it’s not dead yet—in a 2,500-word feature updated July 17.
Reporter Steve Lohr interviewed IBM insiders and close observers en route to finding Watson’s current leadership evidently humbled, cautioned and determined to pursue more sober goals.
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