Microsoft releases mutual collaboration demo of AI Assistant "Amazon Alexa" and "Microsoft Cortana"

Microsoft's developer conference "Build 2018"A collaboration demonstration of Microsoft's AI Assistant" Cortana "and Amazon's AI Assistant" Alexa "was released. You can now call Alexa from your Windows PC to operate smart appliances, check the schedule with Amazon Echo, and send mail.

The collaboration demo of Cortana and Alexa can be confirmed after 1 hour and 8 minutes of the following movie.

Microsoft Build 2018 // Vision Keynote - YouTube


Satya Nadera CEO who tells the importance of increasing the scene that can use Cortana.


It is Mr. Megan Sanders of Microsoft to explain what you can do with Cortana and Alexa's cooperation ... ...


Amazon's Tom Taylor.


About AI Assistant Microsoft and Amazon, which have a common vision, are working on improving user experience by collaborating on the just-started AI assistant development.


I immediately ran the demonstration of "Alexa × Cortana". Mr. Taylor is in the office and Mr. Sanders is in the kitchen at home.


"Milk coffee at the beginning of my day is very important" Mr. Sanders. He said that he tends to cut milk when children are growing up.


Ask Amazon Echo "Alexa, please add milk to the shopping list", ordered milk on Amazon.com.


"I added milk," Alexa. This is a conversation with regular Alexa.


"Call Alexa, Cortana," Mr. Sanders nominated Cortana. "Yes, it is Cortana" and Cortana appeared.


"Cortana, what's going on today's schedule?" Mr. Saunders confirmed the schedule. The handling of Office content is what Cortana is good at.


"There are two plans today, from M5: 30 to Tom and Harvest Bin, then Mary's went to football from PM 8: 00"


"Tell me Tom, please e-mail me tonight." "Okay Do you want me to send you an e-mail?" "Yes, send it." "I sent it. Is there anything else you can ask?" "Thank you.


"Let's check your email," Mr. Taylor said.


"Mail is coming from Megan.The schedule of confluence at Harvest Vin ... ...."


"Cortana, look up about Harvest Vine"


"Harvest Bin is at a distance of 2 miles (about 3.2 kilometers) from here," Cortana replied.


"Call Cortana, Alexa," Mr. Taylor said.


"Yes, it is Alexa, how about you?"


"Arrange a taxi to Harvest Vine"


"Uber X is running at a distance of 2 minutes Do you call?" "Oh, please"


"Arrived, the Upper driver will arrive in 2 minutes, please find the Toyota Camry", call Alexa via Cortana and complete the taxi arrangement.


Furthermore, Mr. Taylor calls "Alexa, turn off the lamp" ... ...


Alexa extinguished the light of the desk stand. "What shall I do next," Alexa.


"Alexa, by the way, what do you think about Cortana?" Mr. Taylor asked questionlessly.


"I like it, there is also a common point of having a bright circle, and she (Cortana) is more than HALO," Alexa responded with an exemplary solution.


Collaboration between Cortana and Alexa already already in summer 2017AnnouncementAlthough it was planned to be released within 2017, it is still a beta test stage targeting limited users. The two parties said that the collaboration between Cortana and Alexa has just started at the starting point of "AI intellectual long journey" and is looking forward to the user.


Regarding the linkage function between Cortana and Alexa, you can receive new arrival information by registering an email address from the following site.

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https://info.microsoft.com/Subscribe-to-receive-news-about-Cortana-Alexa

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RedditWe are reporting that Google Pixel 2 users can now designate Alexa or Cortana as Android's default assistant.


"Amazon AlexaIn Pixel 2 with the application installed, if you designate Alexa as the standard assistant, you can call Alexa with the Home button long press, Google Assistant at the "OK, Google" call.