IBM is working to quantify the very physical things that define what it is we sense - hear, see, taste, feel and smell - and how we actually sense it. It thereby speaks to a fundamental paradox in technology: To surpass the human limits in capability, and to mimic the most fundamental of human capability.
IBM isn't the first technology firm to do this. CEO Ginni Rometty speaks about cognitive computing, and my take on this is indeed that paradox. Truth be told, technology is a long way off from being able to function in the sophisticated ways that a human brain does. But along with Google and maybe Microsoft, I am confident that IBM will eventually get there.
Thank you for reading and watching, and let me know what you think!
Ron Villejo, PhD
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