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I sure wish some mainstream journalists would look into the whole "Watson" marketing campaign and apply some fact checking to it. I like AI projects as much as
by drcode 10y ago
I sure wish some mainstream journalists would look into the whole "Watson" marketing campaign and apply some fact checking to it.
I like AI projects as much as the next HN reader, but compared to efforts by the other players in this space (Google, Apple, Tesla, Amazon, etc) whenever I hear a new marketing push about IBM Watson project my "BS detector" goes into the red zone.
(That said, it would be awesome if I'm wrong and IBM really is making some genuine advances...)
- guelo 10y agoTalking about over-hyped marketing, it's ridiculous to include Tesla with the other companies in your list.
- drcode 10y agoActually I'm also a bit of a Tesla skeptic, but at least they are shipping actual practical AI algos in their cars and don't walk around intimating they're going to cure cancer. http://www.cio.com/article/2397103/healthcare/can-watson--ibm-s-supercomputer--cure-cancer-.html http://www.cio.com/article/2397103/healthcare/can-watson--ib...
- guelo 10y agoTesla buys that tech from some outside vendor.
- exhilaration 10y agoMobileye: http://www.mobileye.com http://www.mobileye.com "It is used by nearly two dozen automakers, including Audi, BMW, General Motors, Ford, and Tesla Motors." -- http://fortune.com/2015/12/17/tesla-mobileye/ http://fortune.com/2015/12/17/tesla-mobileye/