Alibaba informed today that during 4thQ 2017, their low cost AI-powered voice assistant, Tmall Genie, surpassed one million units sold since its official launch in July 2017.
Supported by a growing collection of content and services Genie is also an effective vehicle for offering a comprehensive set of every-day living applications within the Alibaba ecosystem.
In January, Alibaba’s Institute of Data Science Technologies (iDST), Alibaba’s artificial intelligence research arm,
developed a deep-learning neural network for natural language processing that scored higher than humans on a Stanford reading-comprehension test, the first time a machine has outperformed humans on such a test.
This development underscores, says Alibaba, their commitment to technology research which we believe builds the foundation for our growth in the long run.
Image over the headline.- Tmall AI voice assistant Genie. © Alibaba.
