https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/19/ibm_watson_toy_finder/
Billions of dollars in machine learning R People seem to want the Apple Watch, Legos are still cool, and some company called 'Samsung' sells a lot of TVs.
Watson Trends news
Stunning revelations!
The three screens each show the trending items in the respective category, presumably the things Watson thinks you will want to buy. Tapping on the item gives you a bit of analysis on the item. In this case, we learn that Legos are popular with children.
The story behind the trend
Hmm, perhaps there's something to this "Lego" craze
Not a fan of Legos? Don't worry, Watson has plenty of other gift ideas based on its bleeding-edge analytical capabilities.
Watson Trend loves Legos
Apparently they taught Watson the Monty Python 'Spam' joke
Perhaps we're being a bit harsh on old Watson here. Surely IBM has put the system to use in any number of very serious and very productive research and analytics operations.
But this latest stunt underscores just how desperate IBM looks these days as it pushes to make Watson the future of the company. We all know that Big Blue isn't doing so well in a number of areas financially, and Watson is a major piece of the recovery strategy, but do they really have to look so desperate?
While cute, dressing Watson up as Christmas gift guide is hardly the sort of move that will inspire confidence in the project.