by Jessica Davis, Information Week
At its Think conference in Las Vegas this week, IBM announced Watson Assistant, a voice-activated interface that gives consumers access to the Watson AI. While it may seem new to most of us, IBM Watson IoT VP Bret Greenstein told InformationWeek in an interview that IBM has been quietly offering these capabilities for several years now. For instance, this assistant has powered the lighting and other environmental controls in Philadelphia’s Jefferson Hospital’s recovery rooms. This assistant was also the power behind office supplies retailer Staples’ “Easy Button” that enabled customers to easily order and reorder products. “We did many early versions,” Greenstein said. “Now we are announcing it as a formal product.”
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