IBM’S supercomputer: Jeopardy was too easy. Time to cure cancer

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/02/ibms-supercomputer-jeopardy-was-too-easy-time-to-cure-cancer/     / Watson supercomputer Jeopardy playing humans cure curing cancer parse parsing data cancer treatments Sloan-Kettering Memorial Center offered cloud cloud-based application determining the best course of action for cancer patients treatment battle man versus machine computer medicine panel discussion algorithms team diagnosis diagnose medical conditions tech support disease illness improved performance  task of internalizing 600,000 pieces of medical evidence 1.5 million patient record, 2 million pages of texts from medical journals 1,500 lung-cancer cases see connections trends data humans databases data base compiled app application accessed tablet computer compare cancer patient medical records index results returns recommendations treatment descending order of confidence on effectiveness algorithm operating strictly on cancer stacks treatments in order likelihood succeed results augmented insurance coverage considers which treatments authorized for payment application owned WellPoint adopted medical groups Maine center Cancer Medicine WestMed Westchester County New York AP. WellPoint sell applications other institutions price IBM receive a cut /