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 "Without serious time and money we would never be able to come up with a decent facial recognition system." 

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In that digital arms race, Mr. Etzoni added, Narrative Science could be a “nuclear weapon."

"Ultimately the goal here is not denying treatment but getting people to the right care," Beer said, adding that Watson was not designed to replace humans.

In a development that smacks of Terminators and SKYNET, startup Narrative Science has created a program that can turn data into a news stories -- stories that include, most humanely, inferences and an angle.