LAS VEGAS — In the past five years, IBM’s artificial-intelligence-fueled Watson has gone from being a game show champion to operating in such industries as finance, retail, health care and pure research.

In another five years, Watson will be helping a doctor diagnose a patient’s symptoms and a company CEO calculate whether to buy a competitor.

That’s the word coming from IBM executives speaking Tuesday at the opening of the IBM World of Watson conference here.

“The technology is not even moving fast. It’s accelerating. It’s moving faster and faster every day,” said John Kelly III, senior vice president of Cognitive Solutions and IBM Research. “Honestly, it blows my mind and I’m an optimist.”

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