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Replacing Humans With AI? IBM's Watson Edits An Entire Magazine On Its Own
IBM and a marketing company called The Drum just announced that the AI system known as Watson was able to edit an entire magazine on its own. According to a statement released via The Drum, the magazine edited by Watson contains different features that shows Watson's capabilities. It has different analytical functions, as well as skills necessary to assist modern-day marketers. Also, Watson has been programmed to have the capacity to answer a series of questions about David Olgivy, the "advertising legend," and was able to give some predictions for the winners of this year's Cannes Lions awards. While it is not yet the end for the human editors' careers, this does showcase the potential that artificial intelligence has in an ever-increasing number of fields. IBM Watson program chief David Kenny hopes that one day Watson will be able to ask people questions and develop abductive reasoning skills.
IBM's AI system Watson just edited an entire magazine all on its own
While the rise of artificial intelligence has caused more and more people to believe robots may one day make their jobs obsolete, those specializing in creative careers have always felt their skills could never be replicated by a mere computer program. Unfortunately, this feeling of assurance has taken a hit from IBM and a marketing company called The Drum, who have announced that Watson -- of Jeopardy! That's right, the brainy computer program that went toe-to-toe with Ken Jennings just edited an entire magazine all on its own. In other words, we're doomed. According to a press release published via The Drum, the magazine edited by Watson consists of a variety of features that cover Watson's different analytical functions, as well as how it can assist modern-day marketers.