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IBM gifts Watson supercomputer to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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  1. Shawn Knight TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,670

    A private research university in Troy, New York, has been given a Watson supercomputer similar to the one that competed against (and defeated) two Jeopardy champions back in 2011. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has been given the task to further...

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    Shawn Knight, Jan 30, 2013
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  2. lipe123 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 270   +24

    When will IBM start working on their new super computer called skynet? ;)

    Makes you a little sad when a massive piece of hardware like that with 15Tb data can just talk and recite facts. It's going to be some years before we see any cool personal assistant robot things :(
    lipe123, Jan 30, 2013
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  3. spydercanopus TechSpot Guru Posts: 688   +59

    Watson and Siri need to mate.
    spydercanopus, Jan 30, 2013
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  4. ikesmasher TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,117   +80

    Its nice to know its not just gonna be dumped in a museum somewhere.
    ikesmasher, Jan 30, 2013
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  5. MarkHughes TechSpot Member Posts: 40

    There is already a Skynet system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynet_(satellite)
    MarkHughes, Jan 31, 2013
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  6. VitalyT TechSpot Addict Posts: 576   +115

    Is Siri a female though?
    VitalyT, Jan 31, 2013
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  7. captainawesome TechSpot Booster Posts: 396   +37

    Love IBM :)
    captainawesome, Jan 31, 2013
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