The annual conference of Microsoft, Build 2016, held yesterday in San Francisco revealed the plans of the company in the field of artificial intelligence, a sector in which the giant Silicon Valey commitment to the development of bots (computer programs that mimic human behavior to perform different functions) integrated in different products of communication such as Skype, Slack, Outlook, Line and others. Aerolatinnews.com
Microsoft is working on developing bots with different personalities ranging from being improved user interaction. One example is the recent launch of Tay, a virtual assistant to instant messaging tools like Kik, GroupMe and Twitter where users can chat or tweeting.
Although Tay has caused controversy after showing their inability to react to the comments of some users, who tested the wizard "forcing" to make racist comments, the conference Microsoft makes clear the position of the company, which remains committed to leading the market bots.
artificial intelligence in the booking process
Microsoft introduced in 2016 Build an integration of Cortana assistant with Skype, which allow users to schedule appointments, booking hotels or even order a pizza. For example, the bot developed by Microsoft, if any of the people who are part of a conversation in Skype wants to order a pizza, just have to type in your request without even leaving Skype.
Something similar would happen if one of the partners were interested in making a hotel reservation. The bot Microsoft would provide information on dates and destinations and allow booking without leaving the Skype conversation. The bot will provide images and prices for different types of room and, in just two steps, the reservation can be confirmed and dates are automatically added to the user's calendar ...