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Understanding Cognitive Systems
Jim Spohrer (IBM), August 25, 2016
CSIG (Cognitive Systems Institute Group) Speaker Series
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Today’s Talk: Understanding Cognitive Systems
• What is a cognitive system (entity)?• biological
• technological
• types of digital cognitive systems
• How to…• build them?
• understand them?
• work with them?
• Steps toward a next generation cognitive curriculum…
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What is a cognitive system (entity)?
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What is a digital cognitive system (entity)?
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What do people want? CognitiveBuild…
• A cognitive system that knows..• topic(s) and helps me make decisions & design solutions
• me and helps me learn & grow
• opportunities and helps me prioritize and seize the best ones
• Types• Tool
• Assistant
• Collaborator
• Coach
• Mediator
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Types
• Tool
• Assistant
• Collaborator
• Coach
• Mediator
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Types: Progression of capabilities and trust
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Task & World Model/Planning & Decisions
Self Model/Machine Learning
User Model/Episodic Memory
Institutions Model/Trusted Social Acts
Tool + - - -
Assistant ++ + - -
Collaborator +++ ++ + -
Coach ++++ +++ ++ +
Mediator +++++ ++++ +++ ++
Build: 10 million minutes of experience
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Build: 2 million minutes of experience
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Build: Experience > Data > Software > Hardware
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Understand them…
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Work with…
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Next generation cognitive curriculum
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