A new class of software has emerged from the research labs and has begun to embed itself on our smart phones, tablets, laptops, websites and even enterprise systems. Cognitive systems learn about us, our likes, dislikes, what we do and then use that learning to answer questions, predict actions and make recommendations. It uses natural language processing, search, artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide expert assistance in a wide range of areas. For end users and consumers, Google Now, Apple Siri and Microsoft Cortana provide varying levels of expert assistance. Companies such as IBM, Nuance, Digital Reasoning, Saffron, CustomerMatrix and Cognitive Scale are designing and developing enterprise cognitive systems that help returning veterans understand their benefits, advise doctors and insurance providers on cancer treatments, provide operational predictions and recommendations for manufacturing, and advise and recommend financial and insurance products to brokers and customers.

This session discusses:

• The emergence and commercialization of cognitive systems
• Provides advice and recommendations to organizations about how cognitive systems are going to help transform the 3rd platform