Microsoft's AI Platform Gets A Big Boost With Bonsai Acquisition

Microsoft has announced that it is acquiring Bonsai – an AI startup focused on reinforcement learning – to expand its AI offerings. This move helps Microsoft in expanding its portfolio to autonomous systems and industrial control systems. Bonsai, an artificial intelligence startup based in Berkeley, California, aims to democratize AI by making the technology accessible to business decision makers. It is abstracting the complexity involved in implementing reinforcement learning. Mark Hammond, the co-founder, and CEO of Bonsai is not new to Microsoft.