IBM introduces advanced AI tools to make sense of complex language

Bengaluru: With an increased demand for advanced artificial intelligence (AI) across businesses, IBM has rolled out advanced AI based solutions under Watson that can read and analyse complex English language including meaning of idioms. The technology major said this advanced version of natural language processing (NLP) for its Project Debater would have the capability to understand challenging aspects of conversational English helping organisations to get greater clarity and more insights from their data. IBM said these new technologies represent the first commercialization of key NLP capabilities to come from IBM Research's Project Debater. Subram Natrajan, IBM India CTO, said today NLP has many limitations and this is going to push boundaries. For instance, he said, the Advanced Sentiment Analysis solution, to be integrated into Watson, is going to have a huge impact in terms of understanding the sentiment behind a language.