Watson was mostly data science powered consulting pretending to have/be a product. They played heavily on the Jeopardy thing from a marking standpoint but what

Watson was mostly data science powered consulting pretending to have/be a product. They played heavily on the Jeopardy thing from a marking standpoint but what they were actually trying to sell was a hot mess. I do consider this a good milestone in getting past the latest “AI” hype cycle and focusing on what actually works in that space. Sat through too many meetings with non-technical execs saying “what if we apply Watson here?”. The likes of McKinsey were pushing this stuff hard in what they were whispering into executives ears.