Watson computer's ability to diagnose illness tested

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 08:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Watson, IBM’s celebrity supercomputer, has already trounced the two best human Jeopardy! players. But does the computer, which uses natural language processing to interpret complex, nuanced questions and provide accurate answers in English, have a bedside manner?

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