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From Jeopardy to healthcare: Watson's capabilities eyed in medical diagnosis
From Jeopardy to healthcare: Watson's capabilities eyed in medical diagnosis
By Eden Estopace | May 17, 2011
What if the computing system that can beat humans in a game of Jeopardy could also be used in healthcare for diagnosis and treatment of diseases? The idea is not too farfetched as a research effort is now underway to deeply integrate speech recognition and imaging technologies with a computer's ability to understand the meaning and context of human language.
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