Five years after winning Jeopardy! on American televisions, IBM Watson can now become part of the television itself, thanks to the new experimental platform Project Intu.
Project Intu, which is not yet in beta, can embed Watson’s cognitive capabilities into nearly any device. Developers can now incorporate Watson APIs, such as emotional analysis and image recognition, into avatars, robots, drones, and IoT devices.
The platform was announced by Elliot Turner, Director of Alchemy & Discovery at IBM Watson, at the Watson Developer Conference.
“IBM is taking cognitive technology beyond a physical technology interface like a smartphone or a robot toward an even more natural form of human and machine interaction,” said Rob High, IBM Fellow, Vice President and CTO of IBM Watson.
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According to research firm IDC, the demand for cognitive-enabled applications is accelerating rapidly. In a recent report, it predicted that 75 percent of developer teams would be including cognitive functionality in one or more applications by 2018.
Intu is system-agnostic and can be built on a wide variety of OSs, as well as the Raspberry Pi. The platform is ready for experimentation at the Watson Developer Cloud and on GitHub.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Project Intu?
Project Intu is an experimental IBM platform, not yet in beta in November 2016, that can embed Watson's cognitive capabilities into nearly any device. Developers can add Watson APIs such as emotional analysis and image recognition to avatars, robots, drones and IoT devices.
Where was Project Intu announced?
Project Intu was announced by Elliot Turner, Director of Alchemy and Discovery at IBM Watson, at the Watson Developer Conference in 2016.
What did IBM say Project Intu would change about human-machine interaction?
Rob High, IBM Fellow and CTO of IBM Watson, said IBM was taking cognitive technology beyond physical interfaces such as a smartphone or robot toward an even more natural form of interaction between humans and machines.
How fast was demand for cognitive applications expected to grow?
Research firm IDC said demand for cognitive-enabled applications was accelerating rapidly and predicted that 75 per cent of developer teams would include cognitive functionality in one or more applications by 2018.
What systems can Project Intu run on, and where can developers try it?
Project Intu is system-agnostic and can be built on a wide variety of operating systems as well as the Raspberry Pi. In 2016 it was available for experimentation through the Watson Developer Cloud and on GitHub.