by Angela Guess Michelle Fitzsimmons reports in TechRadar, “As someone on Twitter said, if ‘bots’ was on your Build 2016 drinking game card, you’d be long dead. But while Microsoft is all about getting developers to create intelligent app companions to make our lives easier, is there any impressive machine learning the Redmond firm is […]
Microsoft’s Big AI Blunder and Why It Happened
by Angela Guess Davey Alba recently wrote in Wired, “It was the unspooling of an unfortunate series of events involving artificial intelligence, human nature, and a very public experiment. Amid this dangerous combination of forces, determining exactly what went wrong is near-impossible. But the bottom line is simple: Microsoft has [an] awful lot of egg […]
Microsoft Buys Predictive Keyboard Maker, Swiftkey
by Angela Guess Chris Miller reports in Gizmodo, “Swiftkey is the most innovative and interesting predictive keyboard maker in the business, and Microsoft is a software giant that’s trying to push its artificial intelligence cred a little higher. According to a report in the Financial Times, it’s a match made in heaven, to the tune […]