"Whether we win or lose we are reasonably confident going forward in the competition and I think it is important to play competitively, " said Dr Ferrucci.
David Ferrucci, the IBM scientist running the project, won't say what Watson's record was this fall but insists it is ready for Ken and Brad (and Alex Trebek).
"Being able to work with the faculty and students at an organisation like Cleveland Clinic will help us learn how to more efficiently teach and adapt Watson to a new field through interaction with experts, " said David Ferrucci, principal investigator of the Watson project.