The Science Behind Patent No. 9087304

We’ve all been served up search results we weren’t sure about, whether they were for “the best tacos in town” or “how to tell if your dog has eaten chocolate.” With IBM Patent no. 9087304, you no longer have to second-guess the answers you’re given. This new tech helps cognitive machines find the best potential answers to your questions by thinking critically about the trustworthiness and accuracy of each source. Simply put, these machines can use their own judgment to separate the right information from wrong.

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For shoppers who aren’t toying around

The turkeys aren’t even carved, but many of the best presents are already flying off the shelves. Fear not. Now you can track what’s overwhelming Santa’s workshop, right from your pocket with the IBM Watson Trend app. Powered by cognitive technology, this shopping guide keeps up with all the latest chatter, reviews and conversations to reveal the must-haves of the season. It even tells you which items you’d better put the cranberries down for and get a move on before the Black Friday and Cyber Monday rush. Happy stress-free shopping!

9 years ago

Soon teachers won’t need eyes in the back of their heads. In Africa, a Watson-powered app is giving teachers a new way to see how students are learning in real time. So when things don’t click, they can adjust the lesson, there and then. The hope is to take this “cognitive teacher’s aid” concept higher up the system, so that educators can uncover the signs that could help schools excel and failing districts succeed. Extra credit: WildDucks podcast →

9 years ago

Once upon a time, there was no way to make sense of the ginormous amounts of information written, filmed, tweeted and published every day. Then IBM Watson came along. Since 2011, it’s been gearing up for a new cognitive era—not only able to recognize all kinds of data, but to understand, learn and reason through it as well. All week, we’ll share stories of our favorite cognitive collaborations, as IBM Watson helps to outthink the world’s big challenges. And to know, think and do what we never could before.

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