Jun 15, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Watson is capable of assessing health data, including medical laboratory test results When IBM’s Watson “supercomputer” squared off against human contestants on the Jeopardy game show last February, there certainly were some pathologists and clinical laboratory managers watching this “man versus machine” battle of knowledge. But those pathologists and medical lab managers did not realize that IBM intends for Watson to play a major role in helping physicians diagnose and treat disease. IBM is...