IBM To Offer Watson Services In the Cloud 56
jfruh writes "Have you ever wanted to write code for Watson, IBM's Jeopardy-winning supercomputer? Well, now you can, sort of. Big Blue has created a standardized server that runs Watson's unique learning and language-recognition software, and will be selling developers access to these boxes as a cloud-based service. No pricing has been announced yet."
Re:My first question to it: (Score:3, Insightful)
"Watson, what exactly is cloud computing?"
The epitome of vaporware?
Re:Watson sold as Watson (Score:5, Insightful)
Yea, but we aren't even remotely there yet. The fact that we have a lot of computers that can process even more than the human brain can, yet we can't come closer to the consciousness of a cockroach that a very complicated SQL statement should tell us something. There is something fundamental about the mind that we do not grasp yet.
Re: Correction (Score:2, Insightful)
Let me guess, that you drive an Iron Horse to work?