Microsoft to make artificial intelligence 'available to all'

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer going to remain the secret sauce of giant tech companies. Microsoft said that it was betting big on'democratising' artificial intelligence and making it'available to all' to help improve lives and transform businesses. Detecting deadly diseases, reducing accident risks, predicting consumer behaviour and helping farmers increase crop yields were some of the AI-based innovations that the world's largest software maker showcased along with its partners at an event here. Is it something that would be really harnessed by some of the biggest companies in the world? Who is AI for?," said Anant Maheshwari, president, Microsoft India, in his keynote address at the company's'AI for All' conference here.