Xiaoice, newest AI technology from Microsoft that can make reservation for you

News24xx.com - Microsoft does not want to miss the artificial intelligence technology or Artificial Intelligence (AI) competition. Later, IT giant company from the United States (US) is reported to make AI bot that can make phone calls to humans.

What is done by Microsoft is similar to that exhibited Google in the arena Google I / O 2018. At the event Google introduced Google Duplex technology that allows AI to make phone calls and speak like a human.

Because of its sophistication, Google Duplex can be ordered to do tasks, such as ordering a place in a restaurant where the waiter was not aware of talking to the robot. Currently they are testing it on a limited basis in China. AI bot Micosoft is named Xiaoice (SHAO-ICE) and its testing in China has reached more than 500 million 'friends', according to a report from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in an event in London, England.

Xiaoice has more than 16 channels for Chinese users who want to interact via WeChat or other services. Xiaoice even has its own television show and can do many other interesting things, according to Nadella.

Many users in China like the work of Microsoft and give the impression that Xiaoice could be their friend. Xiaoice interacts to its primary users using text, but Microsoft has started to develop this chat bot to interact over the phone."One of the things we're trying to do earlier this year is to have a duplex conversation so Xiaoice can now interact with you on WeChat then stop and call you" Nadella explained.

Nadella also claims that Xiaoice has made millions of phone calls so far in China. And based on the demo, Xiaoice is able to predict what the user wants to say next and respond to it.

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