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“ We thought if workers could wear safety solutions and sensors , we could analyse their surroundings and prevent many of the accidents that unfortunately happen today ”
– Gabi Zodik , Director and CTO of Development for Watson IoT Consumer Business
offer insight to make your life easier . The system is unique in its ability to offer proactive suggestions and to maintain privacy for personal data .”
IBM ’ s Watson Personal Assistant could wake you up earlier during a spell of bad weather so that you ’ re not delayed for your commute or it could reschedule a meeting that you are going to be late for . In doing so , it aims to transform how we go about our daily lives .
The innovation is a testament to the company ’ s commitment to R & D , notes Zodik , who also serves as the Department Group Manager of the IoT and Cloud Technologies department at IBM Research - Haifa .
“ IBM is a world-renowned technology company and as part of our research , we really strive to experiment with new , upcoming technologies . There ’ s a saying ‘ the world is our lab ’ and indeed , at IBM , we are coming up with ideas , such as the Watson platform , that our customers have never even thought of . We have shown them added value and a new way of thinking they had not even perceived to be possible .”
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