Because cognitive computing is a highly technical and mathematical field, understanding the enabling technology can be difficult for the business users and executives who often, despite their lack of ...

And as cognitive becomes part of our every day world, it has the potential to radically redefine everyday life, changing how individuals perform their jobs, engage and interact with others, learn and ...

Inderpal Bhandari, Ph.D., was named IBM’s Global Chief Data Officer in December 2015. He began his career in IBM Research in the 1990s, then spent the next decades in making a career of data. He ...

What’s on the horizon for cognitive computing is not only a matter of technological capability; organizations must embrace cognitive computing in practical terms by understanding the risks and ...

IBM has formed a cognitive systems unit under its hardware umbrella in a long-term move that aims to speed up Watson training time with integrated systems that'll produce insights almost in real-time.

Managing change in an increasingly digital world is both a challenge and an opportunity for accounting firms. Today, we are entering the era of the “Smart Internet,” as machines can be taught to learn ...

Imagine a world where a machine creates a "virtual you" by modeling how you think and your expertise on a subject. Or one where your car's computer appreciates your driving skills and compensates for ...

Here, we describe emerging and available tools that use cognitive computing systems to generate, extract, and evaluate insights from multidimensional sets of clinical data, interventions, and outcomes ...

Indian Turmeric Paella. Italian Grilled Lobster. Ecuadorian Strawberry Dessert. You say "yum." I say, "computational creativity." Turns out we’re both right. And if you’re at SXSW this year and stop ...

After wowing with its quick-fire answers to win legendary US TV quiz show Jeopardy, IBM's Watson supercomputer is now turning its huge cognitive capabilities to another puzzler – how to improve our ...