Microsoft just bought an AI startup to improve Cortana s conversational skills
Get the Full StoryMicrosoft has agreed to acquire Semantic Machines, a Berkeley, California-based startup that develops conversational AI systems that help bots speak to humans naturally in a bid to improve its Cortana voice assistant. That s a big win for Microsoft, because Semantic Machines team includes some serious talent in this space: its members have worked on the core systems that powered Google Now; its CTO is the former Chief Speech Scientist for Siri at Apple, while others came on board from speech recognition heavyweight Nuance Communications. The move comes at a time when conversational AI s relevance is steadily growing: chatbots,… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Cortana,MicrosoftShare: