{"359861":{"#nid":"359861","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Watson Goes to College","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EIBM\u2019s Watson computer system burst into the nation\u2019s consciousness in 2011 with a dominant run on \u201cJeopardy!\u201d Then Watson started appearing elsewhere \u2014 in hospitals, laboratories, and other research environments \u2014 as a data-crunching, analysis tool. Now, Watson is going to school.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EClass began Jan. 5 for Watson when it became a part of Ashok Goel\u2019s Computational Creativity courses. Through a special licensing arrangement, Goel, a professor in the School of Interactive Computing, and his students are enjoying extraordinary access to the computing power of Watson. Goel is hopeful that the Watson-based partnership between IBM and Georgia Tech has only just begun.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cIt is my hope that once we have acquired the expertise, that IBM will give Watson to Georgia Tech for more extensive use,\u201d Goel said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EWhy are Goel and Georgia Tech interested in Watson? Watson is an artificially intelligent computer system that processes information like a human. Named for IBM\u2019s founder Thomas J. Watson, the system is a \u201cnatural extension of what humans can do at their best.\u201d As such, Watson is rapidly becoming a valuable resource for research and analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003ESelect, elite educational institutions across the U.S. have been granted licenses to use Watson in classroom settings. Goel is the Institute\u2019s first licensee. He plans to use Watson as a resource capable of aiding human creativity in his courses. Goel is particularly interested in how humans make scientific discoveries and inventions. That interest has guided Goel\u2019s approach to his courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EGoel plans to load biological knowledge like public domain articles and relevant information from open access journals onto Watson. Loading such information will enable Goel\u2019s students to find information in a targeted manner. Students will need that information to be readily accessible as they design problems in teams with a focus on environmental sustainability. Subsequently, Goel hopes students having that level of access to top expertise will allow for the development of practical, new solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cUsing artificial intelligence to provide access to biological knowledge to non-biologists can hopefully inspire new creativity,\u201d Goel said. Creativity that Goel hopes stretches beyond the classroom. His courses feature an extensive primer on entrepreneurship. He\u2019s hopeful such information plants a seed in the minds of his students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cA team could start a company,\u201d Goel said. \u201cThat\u2019d happen in a perfect world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EIf Watson and Goel\u2019s students have their way, that perfect world might not be far off.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Computing Class Taps into IBM Supercomputer"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAshok Goel, professor in the School of Interactive Computing, will use IBM\u0027s Watson computer in his Computational Creativity course.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ashok Goel, professor in the School of Interactive Computing, will use IBM\u0027s Watson computer in his Computational Creativity course."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-01-05 16:10:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:46","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"359871":{"id":"359871","type":"image","title":"Ashok Goel in the Cloud","body":null,"created":"1449245782","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:16:22","changed":"1475895096","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:36","alt":"Ashok Goel in the Cloud","file":{"fid":"201541","name":"10-30-2014-005.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10-30-2014-005_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10-30-2014-005_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3281007,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/10-30-2014-005_0.jpg?itok=WwlttDJn"}}},"media_ids":["359871"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/home.cc.gatech.edu\/dil\/3","title":"Ashok Goel"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ibm.com\/smarterplanet\/us\/en\/ibmwatson\/","title":"IBM Watson"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2556","name":"artificial intelligence"},{"id":"112431","name":"ashok goel"},{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"208","name":"computing"},{"id":"114601","name":"Press Release"},{"id":"166848","name":"School of Interactive Computing"},{"id":"12208","name":"watson"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tsharp@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETyler Sharp\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}