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January 31, 2013
IBM's Watson heads to engineering school
By MICHAEL HILL
Associated Press
Associated Press
TROY, N.Y. — Watson, the supercomputer famous for beating the world's best human “Jeopardy!” champions, is going to college.
IBM is announcing Wednesday that it will provide a Watson system to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the first time the computer is being sent to a university. Just like the flesh-and-blood students who will work on it, Watson is leaving home to sharpen its skills. Course work will include English and math.
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