Holmes is a cognitive computing system developed by the Indian technology corporation

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and announced in 2016. Its name is a reference to IBM's

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, and is a

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for "Heuristics and Ontology-based Learning Machines and Experiential Systems". Its uses include development of digital virtual agents, predictive systems, cognitive process automation, visual computing applications, knowledge virtualization, robotics and drones. The HOLMES platform Vision was created by Ramprasad K.R. (Rampi), he was the chief technologist for AI at Wipro. ---- Citation provided as link from Wipro web site: https://www.wipro.com/en-IN/blogs/ramprasad-k-r/making-of-holmes---ai-here-and-now/ HOLMES was introduced in 1985, according to Wikipedia. Its use is quoted in “The Blackhouse” by Peter May, copyright 2009.

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