Wednesday, October 23, 2013

MD Anderson Taps IBM Watson to Power "Moon Shots" Mission Aimed at Ending Cancer, Starting with Leukemia

And if we had anything approaching a great stroke association, the news would be that Dr. Watson would be analyzing all the data out there to prevent and treat strokes. But alas, we have shit for brains.
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/42214.wss
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that MD Anderson is using the IBM Watson cognitive computing system for its mission to eradicate cancer. Following a year-long collaboration, IBM and MD Anderson will showcase a prototype of MD Anderson’s Oncology Expert AdvisorTM powered by IBM Watson. The organizations will discuss their shared vision to leverage Watson’s cognitive computing power to help patients by enabling clinicians to uncover valuable insights from the cancer center’s rich patient and research databases.

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