IBM is investing $US1 billion in its IBM Watson Group with the aim of creating an ecosystem of startups and businesses building cognitive computing applications with Watson. Here are 10 examples that are making an impact.
UBank’s embrace of artificial intelligence has helped it grow its customer base while retaining a compact staff headcount -- and it’s also freeing up time for its employees as they attempt to understand the future of banking, according to chief executive Lee Hatton.
The Department of Defence has become one of the first organisations in the world to deploy a highly secure on-premises version of IBM’s Watson cognitive computing platform.
NAB subsidiary UBank has released details of ‘RoboBrain’, a new cognitive assistant based on IBM’s Watson platform.
NAB has launched what it has described as a “digital virtual banker”: A chatbot designed to aid the bank’s business customers.
NAB’s UBank is experimenting with new interfaces for its online RoboChat service, with Facebook Messenger, Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home all considered potential front-ends for the chatbot, according to Jeremy Hubbard, the bank’s head of digital and technology.
In a recent interview, HP Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman discusses her firm's RD strategy and how it differentiates itself from other IT vendors in areas including cloud computing and hyper-converged infrastructure, among others. She also talks about HP's image problem.