In the Opening Vignette, the Architectural System That Supported Watson

question 34

Multiple Choice

In the opening vignette, the architectural system that supported Watson used all the following elements EXCEPT

• A) massive parallelism to enable simultaneous consideration of multiple hypotheses.
• B) an underlying confidence subsystem that ranks and integrates answers.
• C) a core engine that could operate seamlessly in another domain without changes.
• D) integration of shallow and deep knowledge.

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