Microsoft releases new version of Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit

Microsoft has recently released Beta of Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit, a new open source version to further advance the learning system in the areas of speech and image recognition, but not only. Previously known as CNTK, Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit was originally developed by Microsoft scientists who needed a toolkit that would make their research faster and more effective. "It quickly moved beyond speech and morphed into an offering that customers including a leading international appliance maker and Microsoft's flagship product groups depend on for a wide variety of deep learning tasks," according to Microsoft. "We've taken it from a research tool to something that works in a production setting," according to Frank Seide, a principal researcher at Microsoft Artificial Intelligence and Research and a key architect of Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit. Nowadays a lot of giant companies, as well as small startup companies are in need for a deep learning of speech understanding and image recognition. This new toolkit will democratize Artificial Intelligence and its tools, will provide more flexible and sophisticated work, and avoid food waste and live a healthier life.