“Blending storytelling with design, data, and expert-guided interaction, we present immersive AI experiences that are clear, reasoned, and approachable. Every use-case starts with a deep-dive workshop that leverages skills from our product teams, creative and interaction designers and spatial engineers. Over the course of 6 months, our teams iteratively refined the story, interactions, end-to-end prototypes, and spatial engineering to create the applications. Using gesture-based interaction and in-depth data visualizations, we demo how AI systems make decisions and what we are doing with it today — on natural disasters and financial crimes, oil rigs and art galleries, headlines and product lines. The centers are utilized 100% throughout the year during which, the centers present these stories of Watson to thousands of groups, made up of 15,000 visitors, across 25 industries — sparking their imaginations and seeding their knowledge of AI.”

“More than 8.3 billion devices around the world are turning on lights, brewing cups of coffee, and controlling the comfort of our homes with the ease of AI. But, few among us understand how these systems work and even fewer can effectively communicate those ideas to others in a way that is clear and approachable. Challenging ourselves to transform the conversation around Artificial Intelligence — we set out to create a way to explain these complex and technical ideas in a clear, reasoned, and a human voice. Our visitors encompass all levels of technical expertise — from technically savvy CEOs to a student in our local Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-Tech) partnerships — every visitor needs to leave with a clearer understanding of Watson and AI and feel inspired by its potential for society.”