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Old 09-17-2014, 08:27 AM   #1
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IBM freebie

IBM is soon to release it's BIG BLUE supercomputer as a cloud based freebie.

Just ask a question and it will answer, no programming needed just simple english phrasing.

Can be found by googling "watson analytics"

Conjures up all kinds of scenarios, LOL.
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Old 09-17-2014, 08:49 AM   #2
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Always got a chuckle when asking Siri, "How do you get rid of a dead body?"

I'll try that when Watson comes online.
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Old 09-17-2014, 02:24 PM   #3
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NY Times article on it today.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/0...ype=blogs&_r=0
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Old 09-17-2014, 05:21 PM   #4
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Will it aid horseplayers or would that end the game?
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Old 09-20-2014, 12:53 AM   #5
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Will it aid horseplayers or would that end the game?
Hard to say how much it could aid betting the ponies. Looks like it can make some charting and graphing easier, so maybe modeling the races could be possible. As a former IBMer, I'd be SHOCKED if the free version of the tool allows for too much complexity.

As for ending the game, that would even be more shocking. Predictive analytics are only as good as the data going in.....
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