Cognitive Technologies: The Real Opportunities for Business

Introduction

• Cognitive technologies in business

1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• AI explained
• Catalysts of progress

2. Cognitive Technologies

• Cognitive technologies explained
• Knowledge representation and reasoning
• Planning

3. Machine Learning

• Introduction to machine learning
• Supervised learning
• Unsupervised learning
• Reinforcement learning
• Machine learning models and algorithms

4. Computer Perception and Physical Action

• Natural language processing
• Speech recognition
• Computer vision
• Robotics

5. Business Applications for Cognitive Technologies

• Introduction to applications and the framework
• Product applications
• Process applications
• Insight applications
• The three Vs framework

6. The Impact of Cognitive Technologies on Work

• The debate over cognitive technologies and work
• The impact of cognitive technologies on work
• How automation can go wrong
• Automation choices

Conclusion

• The future of cognitive technologies
• Course wrap-up