Interestingly, as pointed our by Business Insider’s Julie Bort, Ginni Rometty refers to Watson as ‘he’.
As pointed out, among others, by Daniel Dennet, such reference might imply in an upgrade in granted status of Artificial Intelligence and computer’s minds.
One would rather trust a phisician with a mind, no doubt. Whether Watson’s handwritting will keep tradition or raise the bar remains unclear…