IBM's Watson Wants to Fix America's Doctor Shortage

"The supercomputer's greatest opponent may be the American healthcare system"

Watson Path's concept map

I thought Watson defeating Jeopardy champs, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter was impressive:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seNkjYyG3gI

But check out WatsonPaths and how it can help physicians use data to make decisions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07XPEqkHJ6U

Mind Blown.

I was just chatting with my coworker about Watson and how IBM should set their sights higher than just competing with Siri (Apple) and maybe taking on Google:  the algorithm IBM has created is far above anything Google currently does with search.  

Looks like IBM has their sights set even higher.  Read more about Watson Path and how it can potentially help fix America's doctor shortage here.