Natural language is an artifact of human communication, so the most obvious application is human interaction. Eventually (who knows how long it will be), you m

Natural language is an artifact of human communication, so the most obvious application is human interaction. Eventually (who knows how long it will be), you may be talking to a Watson descendant for most interactions with businesses -- everything from requesting online help on a website to ordering your cheeseburger at McDonald's. "A Big Mac? Wouldn't you like a nice order of Global Thermonuclear War instead?" Like Ken Jennings and Kent Brokman, I too welcome our new (computer) overlords. Bring it on, Skynet.