The Future of Cognitive Rob High IBM Fellow and Watson CTO
We’re in a new era of computing‌ but what does it hold in store? Tabulating Systems Era 1900
Programmable Systems Era 1950
Cognitive Systems Era 2011
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Future of Cognitive in Technology More diverse reasoning strategies On-the-fly strategies to address new problems as they emerge
Unsupervised deep-learning and self-reinforcing adaptive training models Less reliance on curated training data
New channels of sensory communication Examples: Speech, visual, and anthropomorphic animation
Dr. Bruce Porter Professor and Chair of Computer Science Dept. University of Texas at Austin
Future of Cognitive in Academics University research has 10-year horizon Examples: Robots + people collaborating, Long-lived Ais, Cognitive Prostheses
Shifting focus of computer science curriculum Correctness Âť Likelihood Programmability Âť Learnability
Quantum Computing might be ideal for AI
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Dr. Rob High IBM Fellow, VP, and CTO Dr. Steve Abrams Director; Watson Life
Dr. Michael Nova Chief Innovation Officer
Dr. Bruce Porter Professor and Chair of Computer Science
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