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Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Microsoft Back at Voice Again?

 Wondered where Cortana had gone.  Would seem in particular Team-like efforts could use smart voice interaction.  Why rename it when you already have name recognition?  Because the recognition was negative? 

Microsoft is Developing a Bing Chatbot Similar to Cortana  By Eric Hal Schwartz

Microsoft Bing will soon have an AI chatbot appear on search results to help users, according to a report from Windows Latest. The chatbot, aptly called “Chat,” appears to perform similarly to how Cortana behaved before Microsoft shifted that voice assistant toward enterprise purposes.

CHAT BING

The Chat agent appears as an option next to the search button after a search is conducted on Bing. The AI will start talking about whatever subject the user mentions. The AI appears to operate with the conceit of pretending to be human, as the test by Windows Latest shows the bot claiming to own a computer. The bot also offers guides and recommendations, including info on new Windows updates. It largely appears to be a more conversational way of communicating the same information that the actual search results reveal. The interactions are reminiscent of how Google Assistant works with Google Search.... " 

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