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How AI Kingpins Lost the Chatbot War: Why Microsoft beat other tech giants to market on generative AI
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How AI Kingpins Lost the Chatbot War: Why Microsoft beat other tech giants to market on generative AI

Amazon, Apple, and Google have been building chatbots for years. So how did they let the alliance between Microsoft and OpenAI integrate the first smash-hit bot into Microsoft products?

March 22, 20232 min read
How AI Kingpins Lost the Chatbot War: Why Microsoft beat other tech giants to market on generative AI
Siri

How AI Kingpins Lost the Chatbot War: Why Microsoft beat other tech giants to market on generative AI

Amazon, Apple, and Google have been building chatbots for years. So how did they let the alliance between Microsoft and OpenAI integrate the first smash-hit bot into Microsoft products?

March 22, 20232 min read
AI as Officemate: Workers benefit from AI-powered assistance and tools.
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AI as Officemate: Workers benefit from AI-powered assistance and tools.

Many workers benefit from AI in the office without knowing it, a new study found. MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group surveyed employees on their use of AI in their day-to-day work. Their findings...

January 4, 20232 min read
AI as Officemate: Workers benefit from AI-powered assistance and tools.
Siri

AI as Officemate: Workers benefit from AI-powered assistance and tools.

Many workers benefit from AI in the office without knowing it, a new study found. MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group surveyed employees on their use of AI in their day-to-day work. Their findings...

January 4, 20232 min read
Everyone Has a Voice: Project Relate Offers Synthesized Speech that Works in Real Time
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Everyone Has a Voice: Project Relate Offers Synthesized Speech that Works in Real Time

An Android app offers speech recognition model for speech impaired by cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, or traumatic brain injury.

December 1, 20212 min read
Everyone Has a Voice: Project Relate Offers Synthesized Speech that Works in Real Time
Siri

Everyone Has a Voice: Project Relate Offers Synthesized Speech that Works in Real Time

An Android app offers speech recognition model for speech impaired by cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, or traumatic brain injury.

December 1, 20212 min read
This Chatbot Does Its Research: Facebook Chatbot Uses the Internet to Inform its Answers
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This Chatbot Does Its Research: Facebook Chatbot Uses the Internet to Inform its Answers

Chatbots often respond to human input with incorrect or nonsensical answers. Why not enable them to search for helpful information?

November 17, 20211 min read
This Chatbot Does Its Research: Facebook Chatbot Uses the Internet to Inform its Answers
Siri

This Chatbot Does Its Research: Facebook Chatbot Uses the Internet to Inform its Answers

Chatbots often respond to human input with incorrect or nonsensical answers. Why not enable them to search for helpful information?

November 17, 20211 min read
Apple Kicks AI Into High Gear: Inside Apple's efforts to make pro-privacy AI
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Apple Kicks AI Into High Gear: Inside Apple's efforts to make pro-privacy AI

After years of trailing other tech giants in AI, Apple has a new ambition: to become the industry’s leading purveyor of products powered by machine learning. In an interview with Ars Technica, the company’s AI chief argues that its pro-privacy.

August 12, 20212 min read
Apple Kicks AI Into High Gear: Inside Apple's efforts to make pro-privacy AI
Siri

Apple Kicks AI Into High Gear: Inside Apple's efforts to make pro-privacy AI

After years of trailing other tech giants in AI, Apple has a new ambition: to become the industry’s leading purveyor of products powered by machine learning. In an interview with Ars Technica, the company’s AI chief argues that its pro-privacy.

August 12, 20212 min read

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