Global Big Data Conference

Augmented intelligence is growing as an approach to artificial intelligence, in a way that helps humans complete tasks faster, rather than being replaced by machines entirely. In an IBM report called "AI in 2020: From Experimentation to Adoption," 45% of respondents from large companies said they have adopted AI, while 29% of small and medium-sized businesses said they did the same. All of these companies are still in the early days of AI adoption, and are looking for ways to infuse it to bolster their workforce. Ginni Rometty, the former CEO of IBM, said in a talk at the World Economic Forum that augmented intelligence is the preferable lens through which to look at AI in the future. "I actually don't like the word AI because cognitive is much more than AI. And so, AI says replacement of people, it carries some baggage with it and that's not what we're talking about," Rometty said.