one-year we reported on Microsoft’s personal assistant, Xiaoice a China-based news station, Dragon TV, is now using the robot as a weather forecaster. “Xiaoice works more efficiently than human forecasters,” the news director of Shanghai Media Group said. The weather forecast is delivered on ‘Morning News’ by Xiaoice, which is programmed with a female voice. While the data is taken from official sources, Xiaoice adds a personal, human touch, advising viewers to wrap up in cold weather or not to exercise when the air quality is poor. Depending on how many more abilities the Microsoft researchers can build into the assistant, the chatbot could become a commentator for news features on Dragon TV, or on an entertainment talk show. Despite a positive reaction in the first broadcast, she hasn’t exceeded the station’s previous forecasters in terms of popularity and the company doesn’t expect human anchors to be replaced in the near term. The Microsoft group is concentrating on improving Xiaocie’s abilities in order to increase its popularity and machine learning capabilities.
Last November we reported on Microsoft’s personal assistant, Xiaoice a China-based news station, Dragon TV, is now using the robot as a weather forecaster. “Xiaoice works more efficiently than human forecasters,” the news director of Shanghai Media Group said. The weather forecast is delivered on ‘Morning News’ by Xiaoice, which is programmed with a female voice. While the data is taken from official sources, Xiaoice adds a personal, human touch, advising viewers to wrap up in cold weather or not to exercise when the air quality is poor. Depending on how many more abilities the Microsoft researchers can build into the assistant, the chatbot could become a commentator for news features on Dragon TV, or on an entertainment talk show. Despite a positive reaction in the first broadcast, she hasn’t exceeded the station’s previous forecasters in terms of popularity and the company doesn’t expect human anchors to be replaced in the near term. The Microsoft group is concentrating on improving Xiaocie’s abilities in order to increase its popularity and machine learning capabilities.