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Part of the Business intelligence - business analytics glossary: Watson is an IBM supercomputer that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated analytical software for optimal performance as a âquestion answeringâ machine. The supercomputer is named for IBMâs founder, Thomas J. Watson. The Watson supercomputer processes at a rate of 80 teraflops (trillion floating-point operations per second).
IBM is the leader, with about 500 patents related to artificial intelligence. IBM's super-computer â Watson â is an example of the shift to AI, as it entered the healthcare sector in 2013 and helped lower the error rate in cancer diagnoses by physicians. Other big patent players in the space include Microsoft, Google, and SAP.