Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Cognitive is not a tool

Cognitive computing is not a tool.  It's not a series of tools.  Cognitive computing is a journey that starts with a first step.  Cognitive is a journey that once begun, you can't help but see the world through a cognitive computing lens.

Here in Las Vegas at IBM's World of Watson conference this week Ginni Rometty remarked that a programmed system loses value over time while a trained cognitive system increases in value over time.  Cognitive tools like Watson are going to upend the value proposition of technology investments.