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X.ai, the robotic personal assistant, just got 23M

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That may sound a little less weird once you know that Amy is an artificially intelligent personal assistant and the brainchild of a startup called X.ai. Then she takes over the task of coordinating schedules and setting the date. On Thursday, X.ai announced a fresh round of funding led by Two Sigma Ventures, a VC fund that invests in data-focused startups. That funding will help X.ai -- which has been operating in private beta since 2014 -- roll out out its service to the public this summer and release an enterprise edition before the end of the year. But are we ready for robots to take over our calendars?