Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

(This is just for kicks.)

Assuming the space required to run watson halves every two years and v:: of the human brain is v1 = 1500cm³, and Σv of Watson's servers = v2 = 90 x (17.5cm x 44.0cm x 73.0xcm) = 5.05e6 cm^3.

So Watson will be the size of a human brain in t = - ln(v1/v2)/ln(2).

We're looking at 11.7 years. So, 2023.

* Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_%28artificial_intelligen...

"Watson is made up of a cluster of ninety IBM Power 750 servers..."

* Source: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/750/specs.html

"175 mm x 440 mm x 730 mm"



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: