Ginni Rometty

Some people call this artificial intelligence, but the reality is this technology will enhance us. So instead of artificial intelligence, I think we'll augment our intelligence. ”

Think about when a digital business marries up with what I'll call 'digital intelligence.' It is the dawn of a new era about being a 'cognitive' business. When every product, every service, how you run your company can actually have a piece that learns and thinks as part of it, you will be a cognitive business. ”

Artificial intelligence is one of 50 things that Watson does. There is also machine learning, text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and different analytical engines - they're like little Lego bricks. You can put intelligence in any product or any process you have. ”

You build your own strategy. You don't define it by what another competitor is doing. ”

Clients say, 'What's your strategy,' and I say, 'Ask me what I believe first.' That's a far more enduring answer. ”

I've been head of strategy at IBM and together with my colleagues built our five-year plan. My priorities are going to be to continue to execute on that. ”

Don't protect your past. Don't protect your products. ”

As I say to our own team: 'Never protect your past, never define yourself by a single product, and always continue to steward for the long-term. Keep moving towards the future.' ”

I think, given who the IBM target company is, I feel our purpose is to be essential to our clients. ”

I have a great job at a great company. ”