Finding missing people faster: how IBM’s Watson can change the world

Every year IBM gives its staff the opportunity to come up with ideas for how its technology can be used to solve a problem. This year, a team led by software channel account manager Wendy Larcade decided to build an app that could help find missing people.
Using IBM supercomputer Watson’s cognitive capabilities, it has the power to assist police forces in analysing as much relevant data as possible in the shortest possible time as it aids them in their search campaigns.
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