Acquisitions accelerate as tech giants seek to build AI smarts

[Judas]

[quote]

A total of 34 artificial intelligence startups were acquired in the first quarter of this year, more than twice the amount of activity in the year-ago quarter, according to the research firm CB Insights.

Tech giants seeking to reinforce their leads in artificial intelligence or make up for lost ground have been the most aggressive buyers. Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google has acquired 11 AI startups since 2012, the most of any firm, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL.O), Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Intel Corp (INTC.O), respectively, according to CB Insights.[/quote]

[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-startups-ai-idUSKBN18M2ED[/url]

[Bradyns]

Surely Microsoft is bidding also, or are they trying to do it all in house?

AI scares me.

[Da Space Core]

[QUOTE=Bradyns;52279911]Surely Microsoft is bidding also, or are they trying to do it all in house?

AI scares me.[/QUOTE]

So far, I saw that Microsoft made a [URL="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/24/microsofts-teen-girl-ai-turns-into-a-hitler-loving-sex-robot-wit/"]Nazi AI [/URL]and a weeaboo one. Im guessing the next one is going to be a communist.
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never forget

[millan]

As a junior developer employee of an AI startup I hope we don't get bought out because I love the way things are right now and I would fucking hate working for Microsoft or Google instead (presuming they would even keep me).