The phrase ‘Cognitive Computing’ has been slowly, but prominently, edging its way into the mainstream business culture since IBM’s introduction to Watson in 2011. Watson was a unique response-capable computing system built to compete against humans on the popular game show, Jeopardy!. Inspired by this innovative approach, many companies have since followed suit and began […]
IBM Watson Will Study the Use of Blockchain for Secure Exchange of Healthcare Data
by Angela Guess According to a new press release, “IBM Watson Health has signed a research initiative with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) aimed at defining a secure, efficient and scalable exchange of health data using blockchain technology. IBM and the FDA will explore the exchange of owner mediated data from several sources, […]
rMark Bio Leverages Cognitive Computing to Build SaaS Platform for Pharmaceutical Companies
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “rMark Bio, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is bridging the gap between pharmaceutical companies and researchers through their deep learning analytics platform. rMark Bio is a business intelligence Software as a Service (SaaS) that uses cognitive computing to derive strategic recommendations and insights after mining global health data, […]
Cleveland Clinic, IBM Work to Establish Model for Cognitive Population Health Management
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Cleveland Clinic and IBM today announced a five-year agreement to expand the Clinic’s health information technology capabilities. The Clinic and IBM aim to establish a model for a health system transition to value-based care and population health, and to uncover potential standards that could be replicated […]
How We Will Harvest Cognition in 2017
Click here to learn more about author James Kobielus. As we bid farewell to 2016, the entire data industry is focused on cognitive computing as the path forward. We’re all making predictions for how Cognitive Computing’s footprint in our lives will deepen in coming years. One key assumption in everybody’s predictions is that somehow this […]
Invoca Integrates IBM Watson for Real-Time Voice Analytics
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “Invoca, the call intelligence company, today announced it is embedding IBM Watson cognitive computing technology into its Voice Marketing Cloud to help marketers analyze and act on voice data in real time. By integrating Watson’s artificial intelligence directly into Invoca’s platform, marketers get deep insights about callers […]
IBM Unveils Watson-Powered Imaging Solutions for Healthcare Providers
by Angela Guess According to a new press release, “IBM today announced at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2016) it will preview new imaging solutions from Watson Health and Merge Healthcare (Merge; an IBM Company) designed to help healthcare providers pursue personalized approaches to patient diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. The solutions […]
Jan 12 Smart Data Webinar: Modern AI and Cognitive Computing – Boundaries and Opportunities
DATE: January 12, 2017 This webinar has passed. The recording is available On Demand. TIME: 2 PM Eastern / 11 AM Pacific PRICE: Free to all attendees 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 […]
Coming to Grips with Artificial Intelligence’s Many Manifestations
Click here to learn more about author James Kobielus. Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage these days. However, people often overlook the fact that it’s a truly ancient vogue. I can’t think of another current high-tech mania whose hype curve got going during the days when Ike was in the White House, “I Love […]
Big Data and Smart Data: Big Drivers for Smart Decision Making
“Data is not smart in its own right; rather, it’s only smart if it drives smart decisions,” says James Kobielus, IBM’s Big Data evangelist, delivering the keynote address at the DATAVERSITY® Smart Data Online 2016 Conference. He considers his core focus, Big Data, as “a subset of the broader concept of Smart Data.” Kobielus says […]