IBM’s Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer Watson is to start exploring genetics in an attempt to tackle a rare brain cancer.
Watson famously beat two champion Jeopardy players in a three-day challenge in 2011. While supercomputers can process information far more quickly than humans, the victory was significant as it showed Watson was able to process language and link concepts.
IBM later made Watson available for several projects such as automated help systems and attempts by hospitals to figure out the best options for buying supplies. Last November IBM made Watson available for remote cloud-computing access.
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