We have a world finalist from China who's been working on the Watson Supercomputer that in the near future will be playing Jeopardy against the best Jeopardy players in the world.
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The idea, basically, is that the projects are too expensive and high-risk for one company, and that Amgen will contribute manufacturing expertise while Watsonwill deliver marketing know-how.
The IBM team of researchers that created Watsonwill work with Cleveland Clinic clinicians, faculty and medical students to enhance the capabilities of Watson's Deep Question Answering technology for the area of medicine.