Post Power List 2017: IBM Watson
IBM's AI computer
Rank: 17
Artificial intelligence Watson is a computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language.
Japanese mutual Fukoku Life has made some staff redundant after implementing this technology and Swiss Re is developing underwriting solutions.
KPMG, which implemented Watson into some offerings last year, has predicted the UK could see an AI-based insurer within the next decade.
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