IBM Watson is Working to Bring AI to the Blockchain
IBM is currently attempting to merge artificial intelligence and the blockchain into a single, powerful prototype. With blockchain tech's promise of near-frictionless value exchange and artificial intelligence’s ability to accelerate the analysis of massive amounts of data, the joining of the two could mark the beginning of an entirely new paradigm. Over the past three months, IBM’s chief architect in charge of Internet of Things security Tim Hahn has focused specifically on introducing the blockchain to his company’s artificially intelligent computer named Watson. Hahn told CoinDesk:....
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"Bitcoin and digital money are where finance is headed." Describing it as a process to "democratize money", Anthony Watson, the former Nike CIO who earlier this week was announced as Bitreserve's new president and COO, says he believes his company's platform will help spearhead a push to what he called "cloud-based money". "Technology and cloud-based money are pushing the boundaries of our financial industry and reinforcing technology's transformative impact. Finance is the one sector that hasn't really seen competition or disruption to date," he said in an email. According to a blog post....