Topic: Project Lucy

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Ottomania
Episode 595 1:29:53 - 1:36:38

595: Ottomania

IBM Watson in Africa and "Project Lucy"

IBM is rolling out its Watson supercomputer in Africa under the name "Project Lucy," a 10-year, $100 million initiative. The project aims to use "cognitive computing" to help African nations leapfrog development stages. Critics describe the sales pitch as a recycling of 1990s "out of the box" corporate buzzwords to sell expensive technology to developing markets.