AI for Social Good: How Man & Machine Are Making A Better World
Our world faces some sobering challenges. I see them every day in my role with IBM corporate citizenship and in my work to advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as an IMPACT 2030 Executive Committee Member. But there’s reason to be hopeful. Artificial intelligence (AI) combined with our human ingenuity is helping us “do good” […]
How Watson for Clinical Trial Matching is Accelerating the Screening Process
Innovation, by its nature is new, and having never been done before, is hard. To do something for the first time takes much more effort and concentration than when there is muscle memory, a process, precedent to follow. To do something innovative with multi stakeholder input – provider, pharma, technology – adds another dimension of […]
Jerrier A. Haddad: An Appreciation
Many college students hold part-time jobs. Jerry Haddad took a job at IBM while a student at Cornell – and embarked upon a 38-year career in which he helped lead IBM into the computer age. Haddad, one of IBM’s titans of technology, died on March 31, 2017 at the age of 94. The child of […]
Study: As ‘Uber Syndrome’ Wanes, CxOs Refocus on Traditional Targets
Two years ago, a new phenomenon was dominating the minds of CxOs all over the world. One executive from the U.S. transportation industry described it succinctly as: “the ‘Uber Syndrome’ — when a competitor with a completely different business model enters your industry and flattens you.” Indeed, many business leaders expressed the same fear, that […]
Bringing Cognitive to Data Visualization
The goal of data visualization is to help explain complex data-driven trends, patterns, and correlations quickly and easily through imagery. And while traditional methods of data visualization have focused on interactive graphics, an exciting new trend is emerging that captures the movement of data in video. In my work at IBM’s Cognitive Visualization Lab, I […]
IBM Watson Health & Partners Tackle AI, Cognitive in Healthcare
HIMSS17 – Deriving greater value in healthcare is a perennial topic for anyone focused on digital health solutions that support patient-centered care. And when it comes to the migration toward value-based care, that train has long left the station. This was the overriding theme during an IBM Watson Health’s panel discussion during last month’s HIMSS17 […]
Report: Consumers Want Increasingly More Control of the Data They Share
Personal data is the new currency of the digital economy, but consumers want to know that their information is kept secure and well-used in the cognitive era. Generating insight from personal data can bring tremendous benefits to both individuals and organizations. Enormous amounts of personal information is gathered, analyzed and secured. This is where trust […]
Training Watson to Help Detect Melanomas Earlier and Faster
Kiwis and Aussies love the outdoors, especially in the summer sunshine. Unfortunately, that has resulted in the area having one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. With melanoma being one of the most common forms of cancer, early diagnosis is critical to improving survival rates. That’s why I teamed with IBM Research: […]
How YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP Used Watson to Bring Consumers Celebrity Style
When our YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP team took part in a recent Watson Hackathon, we sought to answer an age-old fashion question: what is she wearing? Fashion followers always want to know where they can get the latest pieces to create the outfits they see and like. This curiosity is truer today than ever before since consumers now shop […]
American Airlines Soars Into the Cloud with IBM at Interconnect 2017
Yesterday marked an important milestone in IBM’s continued success as an enterprise partner with the world’s largest airline, American Airlines (American). Taking center stage at Interconnect, IBM’s annual cloud conference, American gave an update on their experience and journey with IBM Cloud and the path they are on with migrating their critical customer-facing applications to […]
Transforming the World of Digital Identity
From getting a driver’s license to setting up a new wireless account, today trying to get things done online, in person and on the phone takes far too long. In order to provide you with a service, companies need to collect so much information about you just to prove that you are who you say […]
Financial Services Go Digital and Collaborative
Seemingly overnight, the financial services industry has transformed into a digital business. In the past, institutions enjoyed a stable customer base and revenue with little to no competition outside of typical industry players. The rise of the internet, mobile, and technologies such as AI, however, has led consumers to look beyond traditional solutions to get […]