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Cognitive Systems: Vision & Technical Directions
September 12, 2014
For more informationContact: [email protected]
Website: http://www.cognitive-science.info
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Brief History of AI
• 1956 – Dartmouth Conference• 1956 – 1981 Micro-Worlds• 1981 – Japanese 5th Generation• 1988 – Expert Systems Peak• 1990 – AI Winter• 1997 – IBM Deep Blue• 1997 – 2011 Real-World• 2011 – Jeopardy! & SIRI• 2013 – Cognitive Systems Institute• 2014 – Watson Business• 2015 – “Cognition as a Service”
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Vision: Augment & Scale Expertise
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Cognitive Assistants - Occupations
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Biochemist/Biochemical Engineer
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Occupations = Many Tasks
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Watson Discovery Advisor
Simonite, T. 2014. Software Mines Science Papers to Make New Discoveries. MIT. November 25, 2014.URL: http://m.technologyreview.com/news/520461/software-mines-science-papers-to-make-new-discoveries/
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User Models
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Cognitive Computing Course
• Watson Intro• Ingest Corpora• Machine Learning• Mobile Application• Business Plan• Lead: Pam Induni
– 10 in 2014– More in 2015
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Cognitive Systems Institute• Vision: Augment and scale human expertise
– Website (virtual institution)– LinkedIn Group
• Platforms: Cognition as a Service– BlueMix & SoftLayer & CCAMSS– DEEPQA Semantic Technologies– Watson Developer Cloud– Watson Platform Next (IBM Research)– Corelet Programming & TrueNorth
• Researchers in Residence– Grand Challenges– Co-Create Grant Proposals– Publications, Guest Lectures– Recruiting Interns, Co-ops, etc.– Conferences & Cognitive Colloquia
Cognition as a Service
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Conferences
• AAAI• CogSci• HICSS• AHFE HSSE
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So what should universities be asking themselves?
• Will your researchers, faculty, students be benefitting from cognition as a service?
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IBM Vision: A New Era of Computing
• Cognitive systems allow us to do more and dream bigger, boosting both creativity and producitivity
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Watson Business Unit
• $1B Investment: Far beyond Jeopardy!
Watson Foundations Big Data and Analytics
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Ecosystem ProgramBusiness PartnersDevelopersResearchers
SolutionsCustomer EngagementHealthcareFinanceAccelerated Research
ServicesWatson Discovery AdvisorWatson ExplorerWatson Analytics
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Academic Programs
• On ramp…
2014
Readiness
- Cognitive Computing Course
- Case Competitions
- Great Mind Challenges
- Other collaborations
Recruiting
Research
- Cognitive Systems Institute
2015 – Scale Globally
•Expand functionality, algorithms, experience•Collaborative Research•Publish papers •Develop courses •Develop applications•Program in Corelets•Establish SIGs
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New Era of Computing:Cognitive Technologies & Componentry
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Natural Language– Reasoning, Logic & Planning– Symbolic Processing– Natural Language Processing– Ranking of Hypotheses– Knowledge Representations– Domain-Specific Ontologies– Information Storage/Retrieval– Machine Learning, Reasoning– Von Neumann Componentry– OpenPOWER Systems
Pattern Recognition– Recognition, Sensing & Acting– Pattern Processing– Image & Speech Processing– Ranking of Hypotheses– Pattern Representations– Domain-Specific Neural Nets– Information Storage/Retrieval– Machine Learning, Perception– Neuromorphic Componentry– TrueNorth & Corelets Systems
AI for IA: Intelligence Augmentation
Cognitive Systems(“Cogs”) that boost learning,discovery, engagement, transformation, and long-range planning.
Cognition as a Service
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Watson Platform on BlueMix
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Cognitive Systems Institute
Engage with Universities on Research, including Watson Platform Next (“WatsNext?”)
Build a pipeline of university skills by working with Faculty on courses and curricula
Actively recruit best students with skills that align to our business needs
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Remember: This is very hard!
Cartoon courtesy of Jean Paul Jacob, IBM Research Emeritus & IBMer on Campus, UC Berkeley
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IBM-NUS Cognitive Workshop
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