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My cynical take: For a company like IBM it doesn't take a lot of money to sponsor an institute. It's likely a marketing effort. They've seen all of the bad pres
by et2o 9y ago
My cynical take: For a company like IBM it doesn't take a lot of money to sponsor an institute. It's likely a marketing effort. They've seen all of the bad press.
- mathattack 9y agoIndeed. $24 million a year is pocket change compared to the advertising budget of Watson. Additionally, if it nets them a little academic credibility and a few MIT student grads per year, all the better.