Perspectives on Watson: Healthcare

Medical records, texts, journals and research documents are all written in natural language -- a language that computers traditionally struggle to understand. The ability to deliver a single, precise answer from these documents could go a long way in transforming the healthcare industry. Watson, the IBM computing system designed to play Jeopardy!, could deliver such a solution.

Thought leaders including Dr. Herbert Chase, Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University School of Physicians and Surgeons, share their thoughts on how the DeepQA technology that powers Watson could impact the way doctors diagnose and treat patients.

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[Juan Carlos Gomez Tagle]

would be great to see watson vs House MD :D



[SundanceVacations]

Where is Watson now?

[guyboy625]

watch?v=WMF-Z74C1QE

It provides some insight on what you said.

[happinesson]

i can consider this ideas!health wise..IBM rocks!

[WhiteElvenDragon]

This is awesome. If robots could replace all the jobs we have now, I wonder where next our creativity will take us!! The world would be so cool.

[MakeWarNotLovecraft]

It goes a lot further than just healthcare. Practically every job could be fulfilled by an automated machine. Even prostitutes!

[Kane Freeman]

There will be no need for human doctors in the future. Doctors examine symptoms and cross check them with their knowledge of medical literature. Watson will far surpass the most knowledgeable doctors on earth, and be available in every office. Plus, surgeons will be replaced by ultra accurate machinery already in the prototype stage. This is one more step down the line to complete automaton in the workplace and the reorganization of our entire economic system. (Look up THE ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT.)

[GewehrGod]

Right. Since no one is required in the computer industry........

oh wait.

[Xenoxax]

Genius. Faster, more accurate results, means less costs.

[Bernard Tremblay]

Dear @IBMWatson - This domain, treated as distinct from Jeopardy! type QA, requires (I suggest w/respect &tc &tc) refactoring along just the vector I've been tweeting at you about. I further suggest (Never thought this one before.) that the matter of "confidence" and "certainty" has not been explored and grasped. regards @bentrem