But now, a basic Watson configuration has been between 16 and 32 cores with 256GB of RAM, according to High. IBM can chain these smaller Watson boxes together as needed for greater scale, he added.

In this file photo, visitors check out a slimmed down version of the IBM Watson supercomputer at IBM's stand at the CeBIT technology trade fair on Mar. 2, 2011 in Hanover, Germany.

O ne year after IBM’s Watson defeated two of the greatest champions in Jeopardy history, the supercomputer is taking a “job” on Wall Street helping banking giant Citigroup analyze data.

The Watson experience As demonstrated in its 2011 winning debut against top players on the game show Jeopardy, IBM’s Watson processes information more like a human than a traditional computer. The ...

IBM will put its natural-language processing research to the test this fall, when its Watson supercomputer goes up against human players on "Jeopardy." Supercomputers have beaten world champions ...

IBM’s Watson computer can answer questions posed in natural language in near real time. Unlike mainframe-style supercomputers of the past, Watson is made up of 90 IBM Power 750 Express servers ...

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IBM's Watson supercomputer has beaten expert "Jeopardy" quiz show contestants, and its predecessor defeated a world chess champion. Now, doctors hope it can help them outsmart cancer.

Feb. 16, 2011 -- IBM's super computer Watson clobbered the competition on night two of the three-day man vs. machine "Jeopardy!" challenge.

IBM (IBM.N) began rolling out its Watson supercomputer system across Africa on Thursday, saying it would help to address continental development obstacles as diverse as medical diagnoses, economic ...

Entertainment 'Jeopardy' host Ken Jennings 'deeply skeptical' of AI, years after losing to supercomputer Jennings played against the IBM Watson computer in 2011 By Elizabeth Stanton Fox News ...