A.I. Is About to Disrupt These 3 Fields

As artificial intelligence gains a foothold in the mainstream of entrepreneurship, executives at IBM's Watson division predict cognitive computing technology will transform a variety of fields. Watson offers a set of tools to developers seeking to create AI-infused products. Roughly 360 companies, most of them startups, use Watson APIs and about 100 of those companies have created products that are already on the market. "It's a rapidly growing ecosystem and it's a rich set of tools," says Watson Senior Vice President Michael Rhodin. Watson Chief Technical Officer Rob High says Watson's products that provide AI capabilities to businesses are not aimed at replacing the work of humans, but at enhancing and augmenting what humans can do.