Google is developing a new messenger application to counter "LINE" and Facebook "Messenger"

ByKārlis Dambrāns

The fact that Google is developing a new messenger application,The Wall Street JournalIt is clarified by coverage of WSJ. The feature of the messenger application that is said to be developed by this Google is the Personal Assistant installed in Facebook's "Messenger"M"Using so-called artificial intelligence like"Chat botIt seems to be in.

Google Plans New, Smarter Messaging App - WSJ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/google-plans-new-smarter-messaging-app-1450816899

Google will reportedly challenge Facebook with an intelligent messaging app | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/22/10652324/google-new-messaging-app-with-intelligent-assistant-report

According to information obtained from people familiar with Google's messenger application development plan by WSJ, the new application has a chat bot that utilizes artificial intelligence such as "Siri" and "Google Now", and talks with the user It seems to be something that can be done. Mr. Nick Fox, vice president of Google's communications department, led the project, and it seems that development has already been going on for over a year, but the name of the application, the release date, etc. are not disclosed.

ByRobert Scoble

Mr. Fox, who leads the project, said he bought a venture "200 Labs" to develop a chat bot in October 2015, but he seems to have been refused. The chat bot that 200 Labs builds has "Telegram Bot Platform"This is also open to third-party developers, allowing developers to freely create chat bots.

For example, the following image is an example of a chat bot that can be created by "Telegram Bot Platform", it searches and displays images matching the text entered by the user.


The details of the chat bot being developed by Google are unknown, but it seems that the user seems to be able to obtain weather information and the like while talking with the chat bot with the sense that a message is exchanged with a friend. Also, WSJ wrote that "Google is likely to allow third party developers to use chatbots", which means that it is likely to be very similar to the "Telegram Bot Platform".

Although it is unknown what happens to a message application such as Hangouts provided by Google, The Verge says, "Google does not have a successful messenger application yet so it may be reasonable to create a new one. I'm commenting that.