The odyssey to next-generation computers: cognitive computers (κC) inspired by the brain and powered by intelligent mathematics.

Cognitive computers (κ C ) are intelligent processors advanced from data and information processing to autonomous knowledge learning and intelligence generation. This work presents a retrospective and prospective review of the odyssey toward κ C empowered by transdisciplinary basic research and engineering advances. A wide range of fundamental theories and innovative technologies for κ C is explored, and a set of underpinning intelligent mathematics (IM) is created. The architectures of κ C for cognitive computing and Autonomous Intelligence Generation (AIG) are designed as a brain-inspired cognitive engine. Applications of κ C in autonomous AI (AAI) are demonstrated by pilot projects. This work reveals that AIG will no longer be a privilege restricted only to humans via the odyssey to κ C toward training-free and self-inferencing computers.