Stop the press! IBM Research announced this morning that it has discovered a whole new class of… plastics. This might not sound quite as sexy as, say, MIT discovering a whole new state of matter — but wait until you hear what these new plastics can do. This new class of plastics — or more accurately, polymers — are stronger than bone, have the ability to self-heal, are light-weight, and are 100% recyclable. The number of potential uses, spanning industries as disparate as aerospace and semiconductors, is dizzying.
IBM is rightfully exciting the facial recognition market, citing racial inequality and police technology reform.
AI isn't just winning at board games. Now it's learning the art of persuasion.
The tech industry today is overrun with devices with some form of the digital assistant. This is a market made popular by Amazon with its Alexa products, and now it seems as if IBM is moving to enter the market with Watson Assistant.
