IBM Corp. today updated its Watson AI tools to help customers eliminate some of the data complexities that prevent them from implementing artificial intelligence-based technologies. The updates are all part of IBM's so-called "Watson Anywhere" initiative that involves scaling AI across any kind of cloud computing platform. Watson Anywhere's main aim is to make data accessible to AI no matter where it's stored. It's built on top of the open source Kubernetes project and enables customers to connect data regardless of where it resides. Watson Anywhere also provides access to a suite of microservices including Watson Openscale and Watson Assistant. Openscale is an open AI platform that helps customers to detect issues such as AI model bias and understand how AI comes to its decisions, while Assistant helps companies to build conversational interfaces like virtual customer assistants.