And before you go thinking that these AI robots are out for your job, it's important to realize where we are in a time of technological advancement. The internet reshaped the way we work nearly 40 years ago, and it continues to evolve. AI will not replace humans. What it will do is reinvent the way we think about our work. AI already helps so many professionals produce better business outcomes with data-driven certainty.

Clinical data analytics technology innovator becomes newest member of Microsoft's global program designed to help startups quickly build and scale. SciMar ONE, a clinical data analytics technology company, announced it has been selected as the newest member of Microsoft for Startups to help scale its proprietary artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drug development platform, The Scientific Data Engine (SDE). Microsoft for Startups is a global program dedicated to helping B2B startups successfully scale their companies. As a participant, SciMar will gain access to Microsoft's technologies with a streamlined path to selling alongside Microsoft and its global partner ecosystem. In collaboration with Microsoft, SciMar will increase the global pharmaceutical industry's access to automated clinical data analytics.

It may be telling that one of the smash hit books of the past year has been on sleep. Berkeley professor of neuroscience Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep was a comprehensive analysis of why humans need to sleep, which doubled up as a polemic against the habits that lead to insomnia. He marvels: "A hundred years ago, less than 2 per cent of the population in the United States slept six hours or less a night. Now, almost 30 per cent of American adults do." The health implications are shocking. Lack of sleep leads to mental illness, diabetes and chaos.

It may be telling that one of the smash hit books of the past year has been on sleep. Berkeley professor of neuroscience Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep was a comprehensive analysis of why humans need to sleep, which doubled up as a polemic against the habits that lead to insomnia. He marvels: "A hundred years ago, less than 2 per cent of the population in the United States slept six hours or less a night. Now, almost 30 per cent of American adults do." The health implications are shocking. Lack of sleep leads to mental illness, diabetes and chaos.

IBM's Cognitive Horizons Network produced more than 70 peer-reviewed AI publications in its first year With over two decades of AI research expertise across our global labs, our scientists take pride in their ability to explore, invent and uncover new innovations, but we also understand that the solutions to the most complex AI problems will come from a diversity of perspectives and disciplines. Therefore, we seek to collaborate with the best minds –- whether they are industry partners or from universities –- so we can approach a single problem from multiple perspectives and arrive at the best solution most efficiently. By partnering with top experts from the world's leading universities for engineering and scientific research under the IBM Cognitive Horizons Network, which was formed last year, we're aiming to influence and lead the trajectory of future AI innovation. Under this program IBM scientists, world-class faculty and students are working together on a series of advanced AI research projects and experiments. By nurturing an AI research ecosystem like the Cognitive Horizons Network, we are helping amplify and accelerate foundational AI research and applications that can solve real-world problems.