HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey
is real and his name is Watson!
IBM’s Watson is creating the cognitive enterprise
Matching the value of technology to bring real business
value has always been a focus here at iSOA Group. And, what we learned at Worldof Watson Conference at the end October that we no longer have to use imagined images of
movie-inspired AI to envision the new cognitive era – these new opportunities
are already a reality!
This new era of technology, as discussed by Ginny Rometty, CEO of IBM, during her keynote address on Wednesday of the conference, is transforming industries and our present view of technology.
This new era of technology, as discussed by Ginny Rometty, CEO of IBM, during her keynote address on Wednesday of the conference, is transforming industries and our present view of technology.
See the keynote, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCoI0k7Gkn4
IBM's Watson has gone from a winning contestant on Jeopardy,
to taking its "genius" on the road to learn about the world of
service, and that can now:
1) Combine weather data and knowledge
of the wear and tear on machinery (such as utility poles) to accurately
recommend when to replace them before failure.
2) Read and understand 200 million
pages of regulations in minutes to assess and assure your company’s compliance.
3) Help a musician understand a variety
of musical genres according to listener preference in order to help guide him
in writing a top 10 hit.
4) Continually observe and learn about
our world without loss of memory, all the while becoming smarter and providing
better guidance to humans.
5) Learn vs being programmed.
6) Help patients predict the
occurrence of an asthma attack so that they can take preventative measures.
And it isn't just IBM; Cisco and IBM are teaming up to
create smarter meetings. Think about it - Watson helps you schedule your next
offer management meeting. During
scheduling, Watson observes you have included “Joe” as a required attendee, but
Joe is a procrastinator and never responds to scheduling invitations until the
last minute. Seeing this, Watson recommends making Joe optional and suggests the
most convenient time. Or, as the Cisco
presenter suggested, what if Watson attends each meeting, listens, learns, and
dare I say, remembers the discussion so that we’re assured progress and key
milestones are achieved.
This “Augmented Intelligence” system is smart and getting
smarter (hopefully not in the
direction of HAL) – but what are YOU
doing to take advantage of it? Are you
looking at an API strategy that not only includes your services and external
applications, but incorporates new capabilities from Watson and other services
to assure your company is leading in innovation?
Let's get smarter together!
