The Most Valuable Brands in the World in 2015

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty startled some when she had the following to say in May 2015 while at an event: “In the future, every decision that mankind makes is going to be informed by a cognitive system.” Odds are that IBM will be favorites to be front and center in the race to be the first to make that prediction a reality. The groundbreaking company is looking to once again make history, this time through its artificial intelligence system that is known as Watson. It will be sooner rather than later when Watson is doing more than simply wowing viewers during episodes of Jeopardy.

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5. IBM: $49.8 billion