IBM enhances Watson Discovery's natural language processing

IBM has announced enhancements to the natural language processing (NLP) capabilities of Watson Discovery. Watson Discovery is an AI-powered intelligent search and text-analytics platform that can retrieve critical information buried in enterprise data. In one case study, Woodside Energy had no way to retrieve the 30 years' worth of valuable engineering and drilling knowledge that was buried in unstructured documentation. Using the existing NLP capabilities of Watson Discovery, the firm reportedly cut research time by more than 75 percent. "The stream of innovation coming to IBM Watson from IBM Research is why global businesses in the fields of financial services, insurance, and legal services turn to IBM to help detect emerging business trends, gain operational efficiency and empower their workers to uncover new insights," said Daniel Hernandez, General Manager of Data and AI, IBM.