Apple Inc. has acquired Indian
machine learning start-up Tuplejump Software Pvt. Ltd as it seeks to expand its
expertise in Artificial Intelligence. The iPhone maker bought the Hyderabad,
India based start-up in June. Tuplejump software specializes in processing and
analyzing big sets of data quickly.
Artificial Intelligence has become
a key investment field for tech giants as Google, Facebook Inc. and Amazon.com
Inc. compete with Apple to develop virtual assistants. The Tuplejump deal is Apple’s
third acquisition in the industry this year, after the iPhone maker bought
Seattle based Turi Inc. for $200 Million and purchased Emotient, a company that
uses AI to recognize and act upon facial expressions, for an undisclosed
amount.
Tuplejump has about a dozen
employees, many of whom were already based on the west coast of US. Apple
allowed third parties to use its Siri Virtual assistant in their own apps for
the first time this year, a move that was seen by some Artificial Intelligence
experts as a key step in improving the product by leaning on the Cupertino,
California based company’s vast community of developers.
Google’s rival product has gained
plaudits for its ability to understand the intent for a request, while Amazon’s
Alexa has an edge in understanding different accents, dialects and languages.
Meanwhile, Facebook is seeking to build intelligent chatbots into its social
network.
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