IBM Watson supercomputer will be available from a smartphone: a contest for mobile application developers has been announced

Not so long ago, IBM has opened the resources of the Watson supercomputer for third-party developers who are developing "cloud" applications. As part of this project, an API has been opened, allowing developers to access IBM Watson features.



Now the corporation went further and announced a contest for mobile application developers. The task of the competition is to attract developers to create custom and corporate mobile applications based on the Watson supercomputer. IBM announced a competition at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona, ​​where the corporation introduced new mobile technologies, as well as solutions based on Watson technology.

')

The goal of the competition is “to change the way of working with consumer and business data using mobile devices”. Electronics has changed a lot in our lives, even more - our lifestyle has changed thanks to the rapid development of technology. And "cloud" applications for smartphones and tablets, directly working with the resources of supercomputers, can even more change everything for the better.



As for the competition itself, applications for participation are accepted until March 31. Contest participants offer an idea of ​​the application and a preliminary version of the application itself. After that, a special jury will select the winners in several rounds. Winners receive support from IBM + access to the Watson sandbox.



Via ibmwatson