Microsoft sharpens AI focus with new research group


  • TECH
  • Friday, 30 Sep 2016

AI push: Microsoft has joined forces with Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet unit Google, Facebook Inc and IBM

Microsoft Corp said  it created a new artificial intelligence unit, as the company pushes deeper into the fast-growing field.

Silicon Valley is diving into artificial intelligence (AI)and machine learning research, an industry estimated to zoom to US$70bil (RM290.1bil) by 2020 from just US$8.2bil (RM33.9bil) in 2013, according to a Bank of America report that cited IDC research.

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