Ushering In An Era Of Intelligent Applications

Microsoft is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services.

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Applications are the front and centre of any computing world and technology today helps build intuitive and user friendly applications on devices of any form factor – from desktops to smartphones.

Gone are the days, when users were forced to learn how to use a computer! Today, computers are learning human language and behaviour more than ever, making it very easy for beginners or all ages to use computing to their advantage. This is an era where our interaction with computers is changing fundamentally, from 'Machine Centric' interaction to 'Human Centric' interactions. With human interactions, our inputs have changed from mechanical inputs like keyboard and mouse to more natural elements such as a touch and voice.

Getting computers to understand human interaction, requires artificial intelligence embedded deeply into computing, and this is possible today because of the vast amounts of data in our world combined with almost limitless computing resources and advances in technology such as deep neural networking and cognitive intelligence. Today, technology giants like Microsoft are not only investing heavily in this technology but are firm in their resolve to truly democratize artificial intelligence, by making easily consumable services that deliver the promise of AI.

Infusing Applications with Intelligence