Computers will have five senses in 5 years --- IBM 5x5

IBM Predicts the Rise of Cognitive Computing In its annual "5 in 5" prediction, IBM says that within five years, we will see the rise of cognitive computers -- machines that can experience the world in a similar way that humans do through the five senses. Instead of interpreting objects as a set of data points, a cognitive system would look at the object holistically, as an entity. For example, instead of seeing a painting as a canvas with various colors and brushstrokes, a cognitive computer could interpret it simply as da Vinci's The Mona Lisa. Or a fake of The Mona Lisa. Cognitive systems have advantages over traditional computers by being more efficient and able to learn from mistakes.