Dozens of AI company swallowed up by big now situation? -AI company, Samsung-IT information
According to foreign media reports, the big technology companies are competing to give smart mobile phones and other networked devices software intelligence technology to help them to think like humans.
This effort is seen as a big advance in computing, natural dialog allows users to interact with a machine, inform the device handle a variety of tasks, such as ordering merchandise, view traffic conditions, Reservation, or search for information.
Project of artificial intelligence (AI) component is designed to make everyone have a virtual assistant, virtual assistant on the user's understanding will increase with the interactive world.
According to the new report from the market research firm CB Insights, in the race to build the best AI solutions, Google, Apple and other United States technology giant in the last five years quietly swallowed dozens of artificial intelligence company.
CB Insights noted that since 2011, 140 private companies engaged in advanced AI technology is acquired, including 40 mergers and acquisitions this year. The Agency said Google is particularly striking, it has low profile acquired 11 AI companies.
Tractica according to another market-research firm estimates that AI very hot, by 2025, its market scale surged from us $ 643.7 million this year to $ 38.8 billion.
Here are a few large companies in the field of science and technology progress
Google
Google's foray into areas of AI, AI in the Internet giant's CEO said for change's influence on no less than a Smartphone.
Google Assistant software is being integrated into the new Pixel mobile phone, follow the example of Apple's Siri, allows users to organize and use information on devices and the cloud to view e-mail messages, calendar events or the latest global information, or ask for traffic information and weather data.
Google also Allo communication based on smart phone applications and independent Google Home Home equipment with AI. Google Home is similar to Amazon's Echo, to respond to voice commands, according to the user instructions to perform various tasks, and provide users with the information they need.
Samsung
Through the acquisition of Apple's Siri's founder founded United States startups Viv Labs, the Korea Electronics giant seeking to quickly advance their AI projects.
Samsung said the acquisition, announced this month, is its smartphones, TVs and washing machines of all types of Samsung equipment and products available on voice Assistant service based on the AI part of.
Samsung is the world's leading Android Smartphone manufacturers, but it also has its own Tizen of the mobile operating system. Thus, in the future it will remains to be seen how to implement their own virtual assistant technology.
Amazon
Amazon launched in 2014, the Echo sound stereo, the product from "Alexa" AI programs driver, can act as a home helper.
User can ask Echo for the latest news and information, or you can let it order the merchandise from the online retail giant.
Echo can act as a smart home hub, you can control appliances, light bulbs and other equipment that is compatible.
In addition to outside Echo, Amazon also introduced a smaller acoustic version of "Dot", Alexa into its Fire TV equipment.
Microsoft
Microsoft's personal assistant named Cortana, is logged in Windows device and Xbox game consoles, also appear as an application in the Apple iOS and Android devices.
Cortana was born in 2014, its name comes from Microsoft's popular game Halo (Halo) in a role. It can respond to requests or instructions based on based on speech, through the use of from the calendar, address book, online search and information from other sources for smartphones, it is capable of responding to user needs like a labor Assistant.
Facebook
Many news that Facebook is investing heavily in AI is to create a code "m" personal assistant services.
Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the social network (Mark Zuckerberg), said he wanted to create a real-world version of the "Jarvis". Jarvis is a marvel comics series iron man (Iron Man), one of the assistants.
Now, Facebook is implementing on its Messenger application for mobile communications driven by AI chat robot (BOT), allows users to ask questions, and interact with text chat as to the social network itself.
Apple
Apple's first personal assistant service. As early as in the year 2011 bring Siri for iPhone, and since then has continued to make improvements to the service.
Recently, with the launch of iOS 10, Siri after upgrade to be able to interact with non-Apple's own applications, Siri users can thus Lyft taxis can also pay with your Square Cash.
Apple also introduced a smart home tools to connect smart appliances and other equipment, said it also to build Amazon-like Echo and Google independent of Home audio equipment.
IBM
IBM 20 years ago with defeated World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov (Garry Kasparov) caused widespread concern in the software. The company's "Watson" (Watson) AI was also in the television quiz show "Jeopardy" beat two human champion.
Watson was the company had to be used to enhance the enterprise business systems and services the degree of intelligence, particularly in terms of data mining and customer. Later this month, IBM Watson World Congress will be held in Las Vegas, when thousands of people are expected to attend.
被巨头吞并的数十家AI公司：如今处境如何？ - AI公司,
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据国外媒体报道，大型科技公司们正在争相给智能手机以及其它的联网设备引入有助于它们像人类那样思考的软件智能技术。
这种努力被认为是计算领域的一大进展，可让用户以自然对话的方式与机器进行交互，告知设备处理各种各样的任务，如订购商品、查看交通状况、预订餐馆或者搜寻信息。
这些项目中的人工智能（AI）组件旨在打造一个人人都有虚拟助手，虚拟助手对用户的了解会随着互动的增加而增进的世界。
根据市场研究公司CB Insights的最新报告，在打造最佳AI解决方案的竞争中，谷歌、苹果等美国科技巨头在过去五年间悄然吞并了数十家人工智能公司。
CB Insights指出，自2011年以来，有140家从事先进AI技术的私有公司被收购，其中有40笔并购发生于今年。该机构称，谷歌尤其引人注目，它已经低调收购了11家AI公司。
据另一家市场研究机构Tractica估计，AI市场相当火热，到2025年它的市场规模将从今年的6.437亿美元飙升到388亿美元。
以下是几家大科技公司在该领域的进展：
谷歌
谷歌在大举进军AI领域，该互联网巨头的CEO称AI在促进变革上的影响力丝毫不亚于智能手机。
Google Assistant软件正被整合到全新的Pixel手机当中，效仿苹果Siri，让用户能够整理和利用设备上和云端的信息，查看电子邮件、最新的日历事项或者全球资讯，又或者询问交通信息和天气数据。
谷歌还通过面向智能手机的Allo通讯应用和独立家居设备Google Home提供AI。Google Home类似于亚马逊的Echo，能够响应语音指令，按照用户指示执行各类任务，以及提供用户所需的信息。
三星
通过收购苹果Siri创始人创立的美国创业公司Viv Labs，该韩国电子巨头寻求快速推进其AI项目。
三星表示，该本月宣布的收购，是其在从智能手机、电视机再到洗衣机的各类三星设备和产品上提供基于AI的语音助手服务努力的一部分。
三星是全球领先的Android智能手机厂商，同时它还拥有自有的Tizen移动操作系统。因此，未来它会如何推行其自有虚拟助手技术还有待观察。
亚马逊
亚马逊于2014年推出了Echo声控音响，该产品由“Alexa”AI程序驱动，可充当家居助手。
用户可以要求Echo提供最新的新闻资讯，也可以让它从该在线零售巨头订购商品。
Echo还能够充当智能家居中枢，可控制兼容的电器、灯泡及其它设备。
除了推出Echo之外，亚马逊还推出了一个较小的音响版本“Dot”，将Alexa整合到了旗下的Fire TV设备。
微软
微软的个人助手名为Cortana，已经登录Windows设备和Xbox游戏主机，还作为应用出现在苹果iOS和Android设备上。
Cortana诞生于2014年，其命名来自于微软的热门游戏《光晕》（Halo）中的一个角色。它能够响应基于基于语音的请求或者指令，通过利用来自日历、通讯录、在线搜索和其它智能手机来源收集到的信息，它能够像人工助理那样响应用户的需求。
Facebook
不少消息称，正大力投资AI的Facebook正在打造一款代号“M”的个人助手服务。
该社交网络的创始人兼CEO马克·扎克伯格（Mark Zuckerberg）称，他想要打造一个真实版的“Jarvis”。Jarvis是惊奇漫画系列《钢铁侠》（Iron Man）中的一个助手。
目前，Facebook正在其Messenger移动通讯应用上推行由AI驱动的聊天机器人（bot），让用户能够询问问题，以及像与社交网络本身聊天那样进行文本互动。
苹果
苹果最早推出个人助手服务。它早在2011年便为iPhone带来Siri，此后也一直不断地对该服务进行改进。
最近，随着iOS 10的上线，Siri在升级后变得能够与非苹果自家应用进行交互，因而Siri用户能够通过Lyft打车，也能够通过Square Cash进行支付。
苹果还推出了智能家居工具来连接智能电器和其它的设备，据称它也在打造类似于亚马逊Echo和Google Home的独立音响设备。
IBM
IBM早在20年前便凭借打败国际象棋冠军加里·卡斯帕罗夫（Garry Kasparov）的软件而引发广泛的关注。该公司的“沃森”（Watson）AI也曾在电视智力竞赛节目“Jeopardy”中击败两位人类冠军。
该公司已将沃森应用于提升企业业务系统和服务的智能程度，尤其是在数据挖掘和应对客户上。本月晚些时候，IBM将在拉斯维加斯举办沃森世界大会，届时预计将会有数千人参加。