India, June 5 -- In an early demonstration that raised visibility of what AI can do, IBM's Watson famously beat human Jeopardy super champion Ken Jennings and another player all the way back in 2011. But what about the rest of IBM's software? While IBM had Watson out in front demonstrating the power of AI, that didn't necessarily mean the rest of the company's software was infused with artificial intelligence back then.

But eight years is a long time in the technology industry. Today, IBM is announcing that Db2 version 11.5 will now include a number of new features that bring its database management system (DBMS) into the age of artificial intelligence. IBM is not alone among database vendors in putting an emphasis on AI, according to Ga...