Depending upon whom you ask, the nascent field of cognitive computing is either the most important trend in technology since programmable computers, a massively intrusive spying tool that can lay bare ...

Imagine a world where a machine creates a "virtual you" by modeling how you think and your expertise on a subject. Or one where your car's computer appreciates your driving skills and compensates for ...

Cognitive computing. Artificial intelligence. Machine learning. All of these are concepts aim to make human types of problems computable, whether it be a self-driving car, a health care-providing ...

Managing change in an increasingly digital world is both a challenge and an opportunity for accounting firms. Today, we are entering the era of the “Smart Internet,” as machines can be taught to learn ...

Indian Turmeric Paella. Italian Grilled Lobster. Ecuadorian Strawberry Dessert. You say "yum." I say, "computational creativity." Turns out we’re both right. And if you’re at SXSW this year and stop ...

When IBM’s Watson supercomputer won Jeopardy in 2011, cognitive computing exploded onto the public scene as a very possible — if not slightly unnerving — reality. The industry has been interested in ...

In some ways, mobile, digital, and cognitive computing are becoming substitutes for another word -- modern. The modern consumer's mindset has been dramatically shaped by the power and pace of mobile ...

The arrival of artificial intelligence and its ilk — cognitive computing, deep machine learning — has felt like a vague distant future state for so long that it’s tempting to think it's still decades ...

IBM on Thursday will unveil experimental semiconductors that aim to match the human brain and its ability to interpret its surroundings and learn. The development could lead to a series of "right ...

IBM has formed a cognitive systems unit under its hardware umbrella in a long-term move that aims to speed up Watson training time with integrated systems that'll produce insights almost in real-time.