Microsoft's AI digital assistant, Cortana, is now available on Skype, according to today's company announcement.
Cortana on Skype can either chat with you, as you would any friend, or invite to talks to manage various tasks such as planning events, finding nearby restaurants or sharing movie reviews from IMDB. Cortana for Skype will begin rolling out today to iOS and Android users in the United States, according to a post on the company's blog. The company has not announced anything, about when other countries will receive the new feature, but I imagine soon after test period in the US.
Microsoft Digital Assistant will appear as a contact in every Skype user contact list. It will work just like it does on desktops, in one-on-one discussions (AI): Ask for things like directions or weather forecast and Cortana will give you answers via optical cards.
In addition to booking restaurants, Cortana on Skype will be able to provide suggested answers such as "I'm fine" when someone asks "How are you?" or with "Create a reminder" when you are planning something with your friends. Reminders will then be sent to other devices that you have authorized to use the Cortana digital assistant.
The Cortina at Skype or Whatsapp it will not work on voice calls or video-calls.
Κατά την κυκλοφορία της ψηφιακής βοηθού στο Skype θα δούμε πολλά χαρακτηριστικά που θα μοιάζουν με τον ευφυή βοηθό M του Facebook Messenger και θα λειτουργεί σχεδόν με ίδιους τρόπους που λειτουργεί ο βοηθός της Google to the lesser known application Allo chat. In any case, the AI digital assistant will listen to the words used in your conversation to predict the needs of a user or group of users.