IBM's Watson project has been a leader in cognitive computing, enabling machines to understand the world in a similar way to humans. Today the company is unveiling the experimental release of Project Intu, a new, system-agnostic platform designed to allow developers to embed Watson functions into various end-user device form factors, offering a next generation architecture for building cognitive-enabled experiences. Using Project Intu developers can simplify and integrate Watson services, such as Conversation, Language and Visual Recognition, with the capabilities of the 'device' to, in essence, act out the interaction with the user. Instead of a developer needing to program… [Continue Reading]