IBM Watson supercomputer could be your next chef or doctor

Equipped with an artificial intelligence system, IBM Watson supercomputer understands not only diagnostic medicine , but also the creation of new culinary recipes.

According to VentureBeat, Watson has already received some success as a diagnostic assistant in several US medical centers, but now IBM is looking for opportunities to use the powerful capabilities of a supercomputer in other areas.

Among the new Watson application projects are the development of recipes, the creation of new pharmaceuticals, and the prediction of when industrial machines will need maintenance.
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Watson can be useful in many industries because it is able to process crazy amounts of data and make sensible decisions about what to do with this information. Watson can browse the web, social networks, medical images, patent applications and more to find what he needs.

IBM’s presence in the big data industry will only grow if the company manages to put Watson on a commercial footing. IBM claims that it already performs work with data and analytics for more than 10 thousand clients. To do this, the company employs 400 mathematicians and 9 thousand expert analysts.

According to IBM forecasts, if the company continues to invest in big data, then its income from this industry by 2015 will reach $ 16 billion. Watson does not yet bring big money to the company, but IBM believes the project will pay off in the future.

The video below shows how Watson diagnoses a patient and prescribes treatment for him.