Big Tech In AI: What Amazon, Apple, Google, GE, And Others Are Working On

Combined, the 10 largest tech companies have acquired 50 AI companies in the last 5 years, targeting facial recognition startups, chatbots, chip makers, and more. Artificial intelligence is the future of big tech -- and is already an integral part of the consumer and enterprise products at Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google. Now network connectivity providers like Cisco and Oracle are integrating advanced machine learning algorithms into their IT and cloud infrastructures, while GE has focused its efforts on AI for the industrial internet of things. Although the venture arms of Google and Intel have invested in a broad range of AI applications, their direct investments and acquisitions have been more strategically focused. We used CB Insights data to analyze the AI efforts of the top 10 tech companies in the US by market cap (as of 8/15/2017) and their corporate venture arms.