Talk:IBM/Archive 2

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Archive 1

Archive 2

Bribery and lawsuits

There is a huge lack of bribery and anti-trust lawsuits sections. Here is a few sources DAVRONOVA.A. ✉ ⚑ 17:38, 22 May 2020 (UTC):

Request to add mention of John E. Kelly III

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined.

Hi, I'm Jason, and I'm here on behalf of IBM as part of my work with Beutler Ink (which I've disclosed at the top of this page as well). As someone with a conflict of interest, I will abstain from directly editing the article and instead, post requests to be reviewed and implemented by volunteers. I recently proposed a new article about John E. Kelly III, EVP of IBM, which was approved at Articles for Creation earlier this week. In light of the draft acceptance, I am requesting to add relevant information pertaining to Dr. Kelly to the IBM article's History section. As the director of research, Dr. Kelly has played a major role at IBM over the course of his 40-year tenure, but he is not mentioned in the current article. Will an editor please review my proposed language and sourcing below, and implement if appropriate?

InformationWeek described John E. Kelly III as the "father of Watson" and credited him for encouraging the system to compete against humans on Jeopardy!^[1] Kelly's book, Smart Machines: IBM's Watson and the Era of Cognitive Computing, notes that cognitive computers like Watson are intended for making sense of big data, or large amounts of text, images and voice files.^[2]

IBM was represented by Kelly at a conference on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life, where the "Rome Call for AI Ethics" was signed, which advocated for the responsible use of AI technologies.^[3]^[4] Following, Kelly also announced IBM's partnership with the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Vatican City to use Watson to gather data about brain cancer and other diseases.^[5]

References

^ Babcock, Charles (October 14, 2015). "IBM Cognitive Colloquium Spotlights Uncovering Dark Data". InformationWeek. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ Greenemeier, Larry (November 13, 2013). "Will IBM's Watson Usher in a New Era of Cognitive Computing?". Scientific American. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ Brockhaus, Hannah (February 28, 2020). "Pontifical Academy for Life, tech companies, call for ethical use of AI technology". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ Mares, Courtney (March 11, 2020). "Pontifical Academy of Life Assembly Attendee Tests Positive for Coronavirus". National Catholic Register. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ Allen, Elise Ann (February 29, 2020). "Tech heads join Vatican in 'clarion call for a new generation of ethics". Crux. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

I see Watson and Jeopardy! are mentioned in the History section already, but I hope editors find this additional context helpful and in line with the other notable people and projects mentioned. The purpose of the second bullet is to demonstrate Watson does more than just compete on television game shows. I understand editors will have the ultimate say in how the proposed text is implemented. I'm also curious if John E. Kelly III belongs in Template:IBM.

Thanks in advance for feedback or updating the article on my behalf. Inkian Jason (talk) 17:42, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

@MapleSoy: I'm struggling to find someone to review this request. Since you moved the Kelly biography into main space, I wonder if you'd be willing to review this request to add mention of Kelly to this article and possibly Template:IBM as well. Thanks! Inkian Jason (talk) 15:53, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Since Spintendo is no longer active, requests can linger for up to 2 months in the request queue.

Not done, this is a high-level article about the major points of the history of a huge corporation, so we have to move details into related articles where possible. The proposed addition reads like a name-drop. He is not even mentioned in the intro of Watson (computer). David Ferrucci is not mentioned in this article. Interested readers can follow the link to the article on Watson. Do take care that future requests satisfy WP:DUE, an article should not be left with a conspicuous slant in who is named and who is not. – Thjarkur (talk) 23:33, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

IBM and the seven dwarve/fs

Although the nickname Big Blue is brought up, there is no mention of the phrase and concept of IBM and the seven dwarfs /dwarves. See, e.g., http://www.dvorak.org/blog/ibm-and-the-seven-dwarfs-dwarf-one-burroughs/Kdammers (talk) 03:21, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Huge change in employment

Why is there no mention of the huge number of employees that were laid off in the early noughties and class suite that went with it. That article looks as though it has been whitewashed. scope_creep^Talk 17:09, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

[Babcock-1] Babcock, Charles (October 14, 2015). "IBM Cognitive Colloquium Spotlights Uncovering Dark Data". InformationWeek. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[Greenemeier-2] Greenemeier, Larry (November 13, 2013). "Will IBM's Watson Usher in a New Era of Cognitive Computing?". Scientific American. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[Brockhaus2020-3] Brockhaus, Hannah (February 28, 2020). "Pontifical Academy for Life, tech companies, call for ethical use of AI technology". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[Mares-4] Mares, Courtney (March 11, 2020). "Pontifical Academy of Life Assembly Attendee Tests Positive for Coronavirus". National Catholic Register. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[Allen2020-5] Allen, Elise Ann (February 29, 2020). "Tech heads join Vatican in 'clarion call for a new generation of ethics". Crux. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

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