David Ferrucci was the
principal investigator
In many countries, the term principal investigator (PI) refers to the holder of an independent grant and the lead researcher for the grant project, usually in the sciences, such as a laboratory study or a clinical trial. The phrase is also often us ...
who in 2007–2011 led a team of
IBM and academic researchers and engineers to the development of the
Watson computer system that won a television quiz.
Ferrucci graduated from Manhattan College, with a B.S. degree in biology and from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in 1994 with a Ph.D. degree in computer science specializing in
knowledge representation and reasoning
Knowledge representation and reasoning (KRR, KR&R, KR²) is the field of artificial intelligence (AI) dedicated to representing information about the world in a form that a computer system can use to solve complex tasks such as diagnosing a medic ...
.
He joined IBM's Thomas J. Watson in 1995 and left in 2012 to join
Bridgewater Associates
Bridgewater Associates is an American investment management firm founded by Ray Dalio in 1975. The firm serves institutional clients including pension funds, endowments, foundations, foreign governments, and central banks.
It utilizes a glob ...
. He is also the Founder, CEO, and Chief Scientist o
Elemental Cognition a venture exploring a new field of study calle
natural learning which Ferrucci describes as 'artificial intelligence that understands the world the way people do.'
Ferrucci is interviewed in the 2018 documentary on artificial intelligence
Do You Trust This Computer?
Books
Ferrucci contributed one chapter to the 2018 book ''Architects of Intelligence: The Truth About AI from the People Building it'' by the American futurist
Martin Ford.
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Manhattan College alumni
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni
IBM people