Watson Computer from Jeopardy Hired By Citigroup

Look out Wall Street—your jobs may be in JEOPARDY!  Watson, the computer game show champion created by IBM, has been hired by Citigroup to help analyze customer needs, as well as process financial, economic, and client data for the development of digital banking.  IBM claims that Watson’s ability to comprehend and process natural language, combined with the immense quantity of information it contains will service the finance industry well.  Watson will offer insight primarily into portfolio risk management, as opposed to stock picking.  Its services will be offered in the cloud, working directly with healthcare and finance industries.  IBM anticipates billions in revenue by 2015.  Be sure to keep an eye on technology if you’re in financial services!