IBM's Watson

By Thomas Kennett

What is Watson
Watson is IBM's version of cutting
edge AI he is a program comprised of
multiple language analysis, automated
reasoning, and machine learning
processes. They all work together to
work through millions of terabytes of
data and cross reference them into a
single well written response.

HARDWARE

Around two years ago Watson ran on a

multitude of 3.5 ghz Power7 eight
core processors. It also has 90 IBM
Power 750 servers producing an
approximate 16 terabytes of RAM

What can this hardware do

Whats has a processing power of 500
gigabytes a second and can process
around 1, 000, 000 books a second. In
comparison to the .00005 books a
second humans can process.
With this he was given access to
millions of news articles,
encyclopedias, thesauruses,
ontologies, and numerous other large
sources of data.

Achievements

Inmedical
2013 Watson joined his first commercial
job at memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancel center managing lung cancer decisions
and the majority of the nurses following his
lead.
 In 2011, he won jeopardy on live air without
internet connection.

Conclusion
Programs like Watson are the future of big data analysis and despite IBM's slow decline in
revenue I predict once Watson is rolling full force they will be able to fund further
development of Watson and improve his hardware to push it further into the furture.
 IBM's Watson
By Thomas Kennett

What is Watson
Watson is IBM's version of cutting
edge AI he is a program comprised of
multiple language analysis, automated
reasoning, and machine learning
processes. They all work together to
work through millions of terabytes of
data and cross reference them into a
single well written response.

HARDWARE

Around two years ago Watson ran on a

multitude of 3.5 ghz Power7 eight
core processors. It also has 90 IBM
Power 750 servers producing an
approximate 16 terabytes of RAM

What can this hardware do

Whats has a processing power of 500
gigabytes a second and can process
around 1, 000, 000 books a second. In
comparison to the .00005 books a
second humans can process.
With this he was given access to
millions of news articles,
encyclopedias, thesauruses,
ontologies, and numerous other large
sources of data.

Achievements

Inmedical
2013 Watson joined his first commercial
job at memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancel center managing lung cancer decisions
and the majority of the nurses following his
lead.
 In 2011, he won jeopardy on live air without
internet connection.

Conclusion
Programs like Watson are the future of big data analysis and despite IBM's slow decline in
revenue I predict once Watson is rolling full force they will be able to fund further
development of Watson and improve his hardware to push it further into the furture.