Unless Watson and AI generating huge gobs of new revenue for IBM, who cares? Against that backdrop, it's illustrative to examine the role that AI is playing today and the even larger role it will play in the future within IBM's massive transformation away from hardware and into software, the cloud, AI, and other advanced technologies. (And remember: IBM recently beat Amazon in 12-month cloud revenue, $15.1 billion to $14.5 billion. An excellent interview last month with IBM CEO Ginni Rometty by Bloomberg Businessweek under the compelling headline Ginni Rometty: The End of Programming reveals her compelling views on AI and several other subjects. Bob EvansFrom that piece, here are seven brief insights from Rometty that illuminate IBM's vision for AI and for putting Watson and cognitive computing at the center of its strategy for the future.

Source: Forbes October 02, 2017 12:00 UTC