Google has taken a minority stake in Mobvoi, an artificial intelligence startup in China to "enhance its core AI technologies". Mobvoi specialises in Chinese voice recognition, semantic analytics and search technologies through a mobile voice search service called TechCrunch. The service allows users to search, purchase items and check the weather using their voice. Google previously used Mobvoi to help launch a special version of its Google Play Store app marketplace made specifically for the Chinese market, as well as bringing support to its Android Wear mobile operating system. Although Google has not made it clear why it bought a stake in Mobvoi, it is likely that the company is looking to step back into the Chinese market.
Google has taken a minority stake in Mobvoi, an artificial intelligence startup in China to "enhance its core AI technologies". Mobvoi specialises in Chinese voice recognition, semantic analytics and search technologies through a mobile voice search service called Chumenwenwen. The service allows users to search, purchase items and check the weather using their voice. Google previously used Mobvoi to help launch a special version of its Google Play Store app marketplace made specifically for the Chinese market, as well as bringing support to its Android Wear mobile operating system. Although Google has not made it clear why it bought a stake in Mobvoi, it is likely that the company is looking to step back into the Chinese market.