Description: Microsoft is attempting to define the competitive landscape of who can create the most effective and efficient “virtual assistant” to help simplify our lives.

Source: Globe and Mail

Date: March 13, 2015

Microsoft is working on an advanced version of its competitor to Apple’s Siri, using research from an artificial intelligence project called “Einstein.”Microsoft has been running its “personal assistant” Cortana on its Windows phones for a year, and will put the new version on the desktop with the arrival of Windows 10 this autumn. Read More

Questions for discussion:

1. If you are an iPhone user, do you use Siri regularly?

2. Do you think this “Cortana” will be able to effectively compete with Siri?