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Home / Supercomputer Chef Watson from IBM 06.07.2015
The focus is on a new supercomputer from IBM: Chef Watson.
The computer is known for its ability to cook even on the basis of cooking recipes embedded in the database.
At the beginning of all this, Watson needed to gain knowledge about food and cooking.
To achieve this, lead engineer Florian Pinel downloaded USDA data on nutrition facts and chemical information from a database of volatile compounds in food to a computer.
Volatile compounds play an important role in creating the smell and taste of food.
Wikipedia taught Watson the connections between different ingredients and cuisines, and a scientific study looking at people's reactions to the smells of certain ingredients helped determine the taste qualities of products.
And finally, the basis of knowledge of Watson's recipes comes from the database of the Bon Appetit magazine.
IBM also had to teach Chef Watson how to understand these recipes.
"There are a lot of implicit references in the recipes – the way they are written.
For example, in one of the recipes, it is written: "chop the vegetables, store, then fry in a frying pan."
Fry what exactly?
As a person, you know this, but it is much more difficult for a machine to understand it, " Pinel says.
"You have the task of a new natural language processing, a task that we have begun to deal with.
And it was a lot of fun to solve it.
But why would a person ask a computer what to do for lunch?
Because Watson does not enter cooking solutions with the same biases and tendencies as a person - although apparently Watson likes to offer coconut milk in recipes - this allows home and professional chefs to explore unusual combinations of olives and cherries, with apples and olive oil.
But donot ask Watson for advice on what to cook with a sea urchin.
Such recipes are not yet stored in its data bank.
As for the future, the Chef Watson design team sees its model as something that can go beyond changing the way we think about recipes.
For example, Watson can help reduce food waste.
Celery, sour cream, herbs, citrus fruits, and bread are the most commonly wasted foods, so the team worked with Watson to create a recipe that includes all of these ingredients.
One day, Watson may be able to help with developing recipes around what you have in the refrigerator that is about to go bad.
In addition to food, Watson can be used in the future to detect drugs, invent perfumes, or decorate a house.
Being a supercomputer, there is no doubt that Watson can be used in other industries.
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