by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “At the 2017 Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, IBM today introduced expanded capabilities for the Watson Platform for Health Cloud and a specialized Watson Health Consulting Services unit dedicated to helping clients and partners across the healthcare ecosystem capture the business opportunity of […]
Cognitive Computing Demystified: The What, Why, and How
“Cognitive Computing comes from a mashup of cognitive science — the study of the human brain and how it functions — and computer science, and the results will have far-reaching impacts on our private lives, healthcare, business, and more,” says Bernard Marr, in What Everyone Should Know About Cognitive Computing. “Some people say that Cognitive […]
Smart Data Webinar: Artificial General Intelligence – When Can I Get It?
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) – or strong AI – refers to a domain-independent, machine-based system that approaches or exceeds human performance on any and all cognitive tasks. Estimates for the arrival of true AGI solutions range from last week (as in, we […]
Smart Data Slides: Artificial General Intelligence – When Can I Get It?
Smart Data Webinar: Artificial General Intelligence – When Can I Get It? from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording of this webinar, click HERE>> About the Webinar Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) – or strong AI – refers to a domain-independent, machine-based system that approaches or exceeds human performance on any and all cognitive tasks. […]
IBM, Fybr IoT Partnership Aims To Make Cities More Intelligent
by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “In a joint effort to improve the quality of life in urban areas, IoT and Smart City platform provider Fybr has teamed with IBM’s Watson Internet of Things group. This new partnership will bring sensor data from Fybr’s Smart City Platform to IBM’s Bluemix Cloud to take […]
H&R Block with IBM Watson Reinventing Tax Preparation
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “H&R Block, Inc. is reinventing the category it founded more than 60 years ago by introducing a new, exclusive, consumer-facing experience that incorporates IBM Watson. The technology will be used by H&R Block’s tax professionals this tax season to help deliver the best outcome for each unique […]
New Cognitive Computing Solution Redefines ‘Smart Business’
by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “Nitro Solutions today introduced a new cognitive computing solution that empowers organizations of any industry or size to integrate cognitive capabilities and artificial intelligence into their businesses. ERIN™, which stands for Enterprise Ready Intelligent NitroAI, is a cognitive service layer on top of Nitro’s machine-learning business platform, […]
Smart Data Webinar: Modern AI and Cognitive Computing – Boundaries and Opportunities
To view just the slides from this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar We will kickoff the 2017 series with an overview of the current state of commercial artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive computing. The research and commercial communities are far from consensus on a few important definitions, so we will start with two that […]
Smart Data Slides: Modern AI and Cognitive Computing – Boundaries and Opportunities
Smart Data Slides: Modern AI and Cognitive Computing – Boundaries and Opportunities from DATAVERSITY To view the On Demand recording of this presentation, click HERE>> About the Webinar We will kickoff the 2017 series with an overview of the current state of commercial artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive computing. The research and commercial communities are […]
IBM Delivers New All-flash Storage for Cognitive Workloads
by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “IBM today announced new, all-flash storage solutions designed for midrange and large enterprises, where high availability, continuous up-time, and performance are critical. These are built to provide the speed and reliability needed for workloads ranging from enterprise resource planning (ERP) and financial transactions to cognitive applications like […]