IBM Watson for Cybersecurity Takes Center Court at Wimbledon!
141-year-old tennis tournament – The Championships, Wimbledon utilizes IBM Watson to protect their brand against increasing risk of cybercrime.
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Toronto Raptors: Machine Learning as a Method for Improving the Roster Decision Process
In the competitive world of professional basketball, organizations such as the Toronto Raptors are turning to AI to improve the roster decision process in order to gain a competitive advantage in the race for a championship team.
What if you showed up at the gym and your phone told you exactly what workout to do to achieve optimal gains?
Under Armour partnered with Watson in January 2016 to make predictive, personalized fitness and nutrition reality
Will IBM’s Deep Thunder Finally be the Key to Accurate Weather Forecasting?
Traditionally, government organizations (NOAA) and private companies (the Weather Company) have collected massive amounts of data via satellites and sensors, but weather forecasting models have had mixed success. IBM’s purchase of TWC in 2016 combines this data with a refined model to provide a hyper-local forecasting system that could revolutionize natural disaster preparation efforts globally.
Partnering with AI: Optum Labs’ Efforts to Improve U.S. Health Care
Through industry partnerships, a 200 million life database, and the use of artificial intelligence (AI), Optum Labs is confronting the daunting cost and quality challenges facing the U.S. health care system
Overpromising and Underdelivering at Sloan Kettering: is AI Still ‘Human’ After All?
The introduction of artificial intelligence to healthcare has sent shockwaves through the system with the promise of dramatic increases in quality of care and organizational efficiencies coupled with much needed cost reductions. The promise of AI in healthcare predicts a futuristic world where machines are primary and human doctors are secondary. The reality is tempered by the many challenges facing the widespread adoption of AI in US hospitals. A review of the adoption of IBM Watson Health at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center provides a case study.
Smarter e-shopping with The North Face and Watson
“Hi! Can I help you shop for a jacket today?” This was no an ordinary sales assistant greeting me at the store. It was Expert Personal Shopper, a robot by The North Face that would help me choose “the perfect […]
The North Face & IBM Watson: A Winning E-Commerce Combination?
The North Face is an American apparel brand well known for its winter jackets and outdoor equipment, striving to “provide the best gear for athletes and the modern day explorer”1. It is lesser known for its technological innovation and […]