Microsoft buys Semantic Machines to push its AI ambitions forward The Redmond, California, company has bought the Berkeley-based Semantic Machines, the company has announced in a blog post.

Microsoft has acquired Semantic Machines, a “conversational AI” startup in Berkeley, Calif., to further its work in building machines that can converse naturally with humans. Semantic aims to advance ...

Microsoft’s latest acquisition, conversational artificial intelligence (AI) startup Semantic Machines, aims to make digital assistants and bots sound more human. The companies didn’t disclose the ...