IBM Watson API

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Post by miket » Wed, Sep 24, 2014, 7:34 AM UTC

IBM Watson API
developer.ibm.com

Re: IBM Watson API

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Post by Doublon » Wed, Sep 24, 2014, 7:44 AM UTC

"Questions" in the documentation without question mark (?) seem somehow wrong to me.

Re: IBM Watson API

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Post by readerrrr » Wed, Sep 24, 2014, 7:53 AM UTC

Out of curiosity I googled the same request.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22His+1983+h....

I think this might be useful if Watson was being feed with a medical database. Otherwise I don't see any need for it; is there any?

edit: Watson as a legal consultant would be great. There might be a product in that, not as an replacement for a lawyer but more as guide/search tool.

Re: IBM Watson API

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Post by malanj » Wed, Sep 24, 2014, 7:55 AM UTC

Has anyone at HN used either IBM Watson or Wolfram Alpha to build a real (commercial) app? It feels like there should be a whole wave of apps built on either of these technologies but it doesn't seem to be materialising.

What is holding back the killer apps for answer/computation engines?

Re: IBM Watson API

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 24, 2014, 8:09 AM UTC

readerrrr wrote: post #3

Out of curiosity I googled the same request. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22His+1983+h... . I think this might be useful if Watson was being feed with a medical database. Otherwise I don't see any need for it; is there any? edit: Watson as a legal consultant would be great. There might be a product in that, not as an replacement for a lawyer but more as guide/search tool.

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Re: IBM Watson API

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Post by readerrrr » Wed, Sep 24, 2014, 8:13 AM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #5

readerrrr wrote: post #3

Out of curiosity I googled the same request. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22His+1983+h... . I think this might be useful if Watson was being feed with a medical database. Otherwise I don't see any need for it; is there any? edit: Watson as a legal consultant would be great. There might be a product in that, not as an replacement for a lawyer but more as guide/search tool.

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No. You're making assumptions.

Read the entire comment.

Re: IBM Watson API

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Post by tluyben2 » Wed, Sep 24, 2014, 8:13 AM UTC

readerrrr wrote: post #3

Out of curiosity I googled the same request. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22His+1983+h... . I think this might be useful if Watson was being feed with a medical database. Otherwise I don't see any need for it; is there any? edit: Watson as a legal consultant would be great. There might be a product in that, not as an replacement for a lawyer but more as guide/search tool.

I would think Watson can replace most lawyers (and MDs, and ...) of this world. Most of them don't think and just rehash stuff they learnt, just like Watson does. Sure for the exceptions you need actual people, but that is the same time when you would go from your corner lawyer to a more prominent one and when your doctor would forward you to an expert anyway.

Re: IBM Watson API

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Post by sumukh1 » Wed, Sep 24, 2014, 8:14 AM UTC

readerrrr wrote: post #3

Out of curiosity I googled the same request. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22His+1983+h... . I think this might be useful if Watson was being feed with a medical database. Otherwise I don't see any need for it; is there any? edit: Watson as a legal consultant would be great. There might be a product in that, not as an replacement for a lawyer but more as guide/search tool.

I actually built my own version of Watson based on this idea - jeopardy questions are often google-able/searchable on wikipedia. It was pretty easy to build out - but it only gets 80% of the way there.

The last 20% is the hardest - and it's why Watson is so impressive (even though even Watson is probably only at 90%)

Re: IBM Watson API

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Post by ilaksh » Wed, Sep 24, 2014, 8:29 AM UTC

So you just ask it any random question and it knows everything? Or only things that come up on Jeopardy?

I don't see an API for feeding it information.

Re: IBM Watson API

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Post by pcocko » Wed, Sep 24, 2014, 8:29 AM UTC

readerrrr wrote: post #3

Out of curiosity I googled the same request. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22His+1983+h... . I think this might be useful if Watson was being feed with a medical database. Otherwise I don't see any need for it; is there any? edit: Watson as a legal consultant would be great. There might be a product in that, not as an replacement for a lawyer but more as guide/search tool.

Here some examples about Watson implementations https://developer.ibm.com/watson/2014/03/27/industries-can-b...

But would be interesting to see a real application working. An online retail for example.