David Ferrucci

David Ferrucci From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search David Ferrucci speaking at TEDx Binghamton University David Ferrucci was the principal investigator who in 2007–2011 led a team of IBM and academic researchers and engineers[1] to the development of the Watson computer system that won a television quiz. Ferrucci graduated from Manhattan College, with a B.S. degree in biology and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in 1994 with a Ph.D. degree in computer science specializing in knowledge representation and reasoning.[2] He joined IBM's Thomas J. Watson in 1995 and left in 2012 to join Bridgewater Associates.[3] He is also the Founder, CEO, and Chief Scientist of Elemental Cognition, a venture exploring a new field of study called natural learning, which Ferrucci describes as 'artificial intelligence that understands the world the way people do.'.[4] Ferrucci is interviewed in the 2018 documentary on artificial intelligence Do You Trust This Computer? Books[edit] Ferrucci contributed one chapter to the 2018 book Architects of Intelligence: The Truth About AI from the People Building it by the American futurist Martin Ford.[5] References[edit] ^ Ferrucci, D, et al. (2010), "Building Watson: An Overview of the DeepQA Project", AI Magazine (AI Magazine) 31 (3), retrieved 2011-02-19 ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-16. ^ "David Ferrucci: Life After Watson". 2013-05-06. ^ "Elemental Cognition". ^ Falcon, William (November 30, 2018). "This Is The Future Of AI According To 23 World-Leading AI Experts". Forbes. Retrieved March 20, 2019.