5 Amazing Things IBM's Watson Can Do - Disruption

Watson, IBM's supercomputer, is most well known for beating two quizmasters on popular quiz show Jeopardy! in 2011. The impressive artificially intelligent software was developed to advance machine learning capabilities, including natural language processing, reasoning and knowledge retrieval. Watson can access information from an endless list of sources, from literature to databases. As AI continues to attract investment and R&D, it will impact our lives in so many ways. It's not surprising, then, that Watson has rather expanded its repertoire since its Jeopardy!