Microsoft today is introducing the Bot Framework, a new tool in preview to help developers build their own chatbots for their applications. There is also a new bot directory full of sample bots — like ...

One of the more fascinating trends of this past year was the move to conversational computing. Instead of building complex apps, using bots over services like Facebook’s Messenger or Microsoft’s Skype ...

A few years ago at its Build developer conference, Microsoft made its conversation as a service (CaaS) offerings the centerpiece of its announcements. This year, Microsoft made some solid advancements ...

The recent victory of Google’s AlphaGo over top-tier Go champion Lee Sedol put artificial intelligence back in the public mind, and Google is at the top on the list of companies most likely to produce ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. The future is going to be full of people talking to chatbots, says Microsoft, and it wants to ...

Microsoft teased Cortana on Skype and HoloLens, a new bot framework and cognitive services, and more. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better ...

During the Build 2017 keynote on Wednesday, Harry Shum, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence and Research Group, detailed the company’s plans to bring artificial ...

Bots are simple apps that enable useful conversations with users, and Microsoft's new Bot Framework and Cognitive Services let you create them easily Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used his Build 2016 ...

Microsoft is building an assistant bot that, at least on the surface, looks quite similar to the just-announced Google Assistant bot. Called "Bing Concierge Bot," the coming productivity agent will be ...

Visitors marvel at virtual tour guide intelligent bot solutions such as ‘Dubai Bot’ and KinTrans sign-language translator ‘Hands Can Talk’ 17th October, 2016; Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Microsoft ...

Microsoft’s recently launched, A.I.-powered bot Tay may have embarrassed the company when Twitter users taught the machine how to be racist, but Microsoft hasn’t given up on the future of bot ...