Cognitive computing: Moving From Hype to Deployment

Firstly, artificial intelligence does not work at mimicking human thought processes. The concept behind AI is to not mimic human thought and processes, but to solve a problem through the use of the best possible algorithm. This can be illustrated through an example of a car, which stays on course and avoids a collision. The processes in AI are not looking to process data in the same way as it would be processed by humans, but they're looking to process it through the best known algorithm present. Processing data the way humans do it is a far more fault-prone and complex algorithm.