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They've been part of the every space effort since want beginning, and we saw the first network computers with ibm's 360 system and the technology behind magnetic strips on your credit cards. the '70s and '80s were all about personal computer. in 1981 three ibm scientists developed the the process that became the foundation for lasix eye surgery. we saw the birth of ebusiness and the push to dominate business computing. that brings us to this century. ibm's most recent claim to fame is the watson super computer that beat two humans on "jeopardy. "kw ." this is dr. bernie meyerson. thank you so ...

As technology we've seen in the u.s. and beyond. let's start with the watson super computer. you make it accessible to the masses. are row boats going to replace humans? >> computers help humans. they don't replace them. when you step on the brakes in your car, if you're on ice, the fact that the anti-lock brake system cuts in, that's a computer saving you. it's the same thing with watson. watson has the ability if you show up with your doctor's office and your child as a disease that has bizarre symptoms, the doctor can spend the next 30 days looking for what they correspond do or ask somethi...

37 minutes past the hour. he is one of the biggest celebrities in the world right now, and he has no egounless they actually put an ego into him as part of a computer program. we're talking about watson. ibm super computer who defeated his opponents on "jeopardy" wednesday night. >> now we come to watson. we're looking for bram stoker and we find, who is bram stoker? and the wager. hello, $17,973, and a two-day total of $77,147. >> certainly a unique experience to watch watson whip ken jennings. but would you let him perform surgery on you or diagnose a

Through. also, the ibm's watson. you remember, he was crowned the "jeopardy" king. what's next for the super computer? would you trust watson to diagnose what's wrong with you instead of a doctor? well, super computers and artificial intelligence could be something new for our health care field. 49 minutes past the hour. playin) - ( clinks ) - ( whispers ) we're breaking out. let's go. hmm? i'll get the dodo. - ( all yelling ) - scandalous. - ( alarm blaring ) - warden, two boys going for a stroll. - release the hounds. - ( dogs panting ) ( dramatic music playing ) oh my spleen! - now what? ...

>> you hit translate and it will do it. >> that's right. >> it says turn left. there you go. will it do any language? >> it won't do every language right now but it recognizes anything with a latin script right now. we're working on lots more. it's connected to google translates, which is a different service that will do any language if you speak or type your voice input or your text input. we find that to be really useful for people especially when they are on the go. sometimes you want to take a picture for that sort of thing. sometimes you want to be able to just speak it. sometimes you wan...