Smart Machines - IBM's Watson and the Era of Cognitive Computing - Couverture rigide

Kelly III, John; Hamm, Steve

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 023116856X ISBN 13 : 9780231168564

Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2013

Synopsis

We are entering a new frontier in the evolution of computing: the era of cognitive systems. The victory of IBM's Watson on the television quiz show Jeopardy! signaled the advent of this new era, revealing how scientists and engineers at IBM and elsewhere are pushing the boundaries of science and technology to create machines that sense, learn, reason, and interact with people in new ways. In Smart Machines, John E. Kelly III, director of IBM Research, and Steve Hamm, a writer at IBM and a former business and technology journalist, introduce the fascinating world of "cognitive systems" to general audiences and provide a window into the future of computing. Cognitive systems promise to penetrate complexity and assist people and organizations in better decision making. They can help doctors better diagnose and treat patients, augment the ways we see, anticipate major weather events, and contribute to smarter urban planning. Kelly and Hamm's comprehensive perspective describes this technology inside and out, and their extensive knowledge illuminates the difficulty of harnessing and understanding "big data," one of the major computing challenges facing technicians in the coming decades. Absorbing and impassioned, their book will inspire governments, academics, and the global tech industry to work together to power this exciting wave in innovation.

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À propos de l?auteur

John E. Kelly III is senior vice president and director of IBM Research, one of the world's largest commercial research organizations, with more than 3,000 scientists and technical employees operating in twelve laboratories in ten countries. He also helps guide IBM's overall technical strategy. Kelly's top priorities as head of IBM Research are to stimulate innovation in key areas of information technology and quickly bring those innovations into the marketplace. Kelly received a BS in physics from Union College and a MS in physics from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and earned his doctorate in materials engineering from RPI. Steve Hamm is a writer and videographer for IBM after working in business and technology journalism. Most recently, he was a senior writer at BusinessWeek magazine. He is the author of two books, Bangalore Tiger: How Indian Tech Upstart Wipro Is Rewriting the Rules of Global Competition and The Race for Perfect: Inside the Quest to Design the Ultimate Portable Computer, and holds a BA in English and creative writing from Carnegie Mellon University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Columbia University Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 023116856X
• ISBN 13: 9780231168564
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
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