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The difference between AI, machine learning and digital assistants
By Jason Ward last updated
The terms AI, machine learning and digital assistants are often used interchangeably. But should they be? And what do they really mean?
Microsoft's 'A.I. for Humanitarian Action' has global focus while Google makes A.I. personal
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft's A.I. for Humanitarian Action is part of its A.I for Good global agenda to democratize A.I.
Why Microsoft should never have stopped making camera-focused phones
By Jason Ward last updated
When Microsoft cut its smartphone business, it cut the advantages those innovations may have added to its AI and mixed reality efforts.
5 ethical risks AI presents for Microsoft and other tech giants
By Jason Ward last updated
Companies, governments, policymakers and citizens have a lot of work to do to ensure AI doesn't reflect the worst of humanity.
Is Microsoft following Google's lead on AI?
By Jason Ward last updated
One year after Google shifted from a mobile-first vision to an AI-first one, Microsoft did the same. Is Microsoft following Google?
Alexa, Assistant, Bixby, and Cortana will battle for the connected future
By Jason Ward last updated
Unbound AI digital assistants are vying for a position on the coming wave of connected devices.
Microsoft aims high with AI — these are its current real-world impacts
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft is frequently in the headlines regarding its AI ambitions, but is there any real-world AI impact so far?
AI, Bots, and Canvases, Part I: My evolving view of Microsoft's AI vision
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft envisions Cortana doing much more than reminding us to pick up toilet paper on the way home from work.
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