Cycorp

Cycorp develops Cyc, an artificial intelligence platform that reasons logically from a codified base of human common sense rather than from statistical patterns. Based in Austin, Texas, it sells products built on Cyc to enterprises, with a strong focus on hospital operations, and lets third-party developers build on the platform. Its reasoning is designed to be explainable and auditable.

What Cycorp offers

• Hospital operations — software that gathers data and supports decisions across orders, patients and facilities.
• Leveling, charge capture and denials — tools that help hospitals with billing accuracy and claim denials.
• Knowledge Layer — an enterprise knowledge foundation built on the Cyc ontology and reasoning engine.
• Cyc platform — a common sense knowledge base, reasoning engine and natural language interfaces for developers.
• Other use cases — applications such as supply chain.

Who it works with

Its products are used by more than 200 hospitals, and it also targets other large enterprises.

Key facts

• Based in: Austin, Texas, USA
• Founded: mid-eighties by Doug Lenat
• Team: computer scientists, logicians and natural language specialists