# MD Anderson writes off $62M IBM Watson for Oncology deployment after five years

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> Published: 2026-09-20 20:03:27+00:00

# MD Anderson writes off $62M IBM Watson for Oncology deployment after five years

According to CIO.com, MD Anderson Cancer Center abandoned its 2012 partnership with IBM Watson after spending approximately $62 million over five years, revealing that healthcare AI's primary bottleneck is integration with existing clinical infrastructure rather than model intelligence.

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