Popular Microsoft Chatbot XiaoIce Gains Independence as a New Company Led by Di Li and Harry Shum
Microsoft announced it would spin off its chatbot business XiaoIce, with all associated technologies licensed to a newly formed independent company.
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PLATO-2: The State-Of-The-Art Open-Domain Chatbot in Chinese and English
PLATO-2, a open-domain chatbot model, can talk about anything in Chinese and English and engage in deep conversations.
Microsoft Will Divest XiaoIce as an Independent Business
Microsoft today announced it will divest its XiaoIce business into an independent company, with Harry Shum appointed as the Chairman of the board.
Facebook Says Its ‘Blender’ Chatbot Is the Most Humanlike Ever
This is the first chatbot to blend a diverse set of conversational skills — including empathy, knowledge, and personality — together in one system.
Meet Meena: A Truly Chatty Chatbot
One of a new breed of open-domain chatbots designed to engage in conversations across any topic, Meena’s free and natural conversational abilities are closing the gap on human performance.
Why AI Is Reading Your Resume and What Can You Do About It
Artificial intelligence can help companies navigate a global human resource market that is projected to reach US$30 billion by 2025, due in large part to technological proliferation.
The Online Dating Industry Loves Artificial Intelligence
Instead of having users simply swipe through headshots, many new dating apps and online platforms are leveraging artificial intelligence to introduce a variety of novel approaches to smart matchmaking.
Chatbots, AI Generated Fake Faces & Carbon Footprints — What’s Hot on Reddit?
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Microsoft AI “Zo” Is a Novel Inspiration
Writers often get their inspiration from conversations with other people. So says 19-year-old Katie Bilbrey, who has published 15 online stories under the pen name TheSolSoldier. Bilbrey took a different tact for her latest writing project — instead of back-and-forthing with friends, she drew her inspirations for Our Precious Future through conversations with an artificial intelligence named Zo.
Woobo Makes AI Cuddly
Although most adults are now accustomed to smart devices, children aged 4–9 have thus far had less cause to communicate with virtual assistants or operate other AI-powered products. A Boston-based company is changing that with its new intelligent plush toy.
Inside the Voice Inside Your Smart Speaker
Google and Amazon unveiled mini-sized smart speakers Google Home Mini Chalk and Amazon Echo Dot 2, both priced at less than US$50. Virtual assistants can plug into your environment with a natural human-machine voice interface that used to exist only science fiction.
Six Disruptive AI Platforms for Law
An intelligent revolution of the legal industry has begun.
Conversational Systems: A General Review
How can we communicate with “super intelligent” robots? The answer lies in conversational systems.
AI in News Reporting: Machines are Now Writing Dialogues, Q&As, and News Articles
Chief Scientist Lei Li of Toutiao discusses how to apply machine learning to natural language understanding and producing machine-written news articles