Microsoft said it created a new unit of artificial intelligence in their attempt to advance in the growing sector.
Silicon Valley, it is submerging in the research of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, an industry that is estimated to reach $ 70 billion by 2020 from just 8 thousand 200 million dollars in 2013, according to a report by Bank of America which cited research from IDC.
on Wednesday, Microsoft partnered with four other giant technology -Amazon.com Inc, Google, Alphabet , Facebook Inc and IBM – to create a nonprofit organization to advance the understanding of the technologies of AI.
The new drive -Microsoft AI and Research Group – will be headed by Harry Shum, a corporate executive who has served in high-level positions in the areas of engineering, Microsoft Research, and Bing.
“Microsoft has been working on artificial intelligence since the beginning of Microsoft Research, and we’ve just begun to scratch the surface of what is possible,” said Shum in a statement.
chief executive Satya Nadella had previously said that it is expected that the agreement of the company of 26 thousand 200 million dollars by LinkedIn Corp to help bolster their efforts in machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Microsoft has acquired companies to expand its footprint in IA. The company bought in February, SwiftKey, maker of the application of prediction intelligent writing. And last month was made with Genee, a service intelligent calendar.
however, the efforts of Microsoft in the field of artificial intelligence suffered a setback this year, when your “conversation window” Tay posted racist and sexist comments on Twitter.
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