Microsoft's AI Is Not Just About Being Smart Tech.pinions - Perspective, Insight, Analysis

Microsoft's AI Is Not Just About Being Smart On December 13th at a very announcement-packed event in San Francisco, Microsoft shared its views of Artificial Intelligence and the progress it has made thus far. Back in September, Microsoft created a new AI and research group of about 5,000 people under the leadership of Harry Shum and they have certainly been busy. A new chatbot called Zo.ai that is integrated into messenger app Kik Cortana Devices SDK so Cortana can be on all kind of devices including what looked to be an Echo-like smart speaker manufactured and branded by Harman/Kardon Calendar.help The list of achievements is significant but it's the picture that develops when looking at them in total that really shows how invested Microsoft is in AI. Nobody would argue that Microsoft missed the whole "app economy" craze.