But Facebook isn't giving up. On Monday, the company announced its acquisition of a small, AI startup that will be folded into Facebook's messaging app. Ozlo, which was founded four years ago and is based in Palo Alto, California, describes itself as "an index of knowledge about the real world."
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Facebook bought an AI startup that could turn its middling virtual assistant into a Siri killer (FB)
Facebook announced its acquisition of Ozlo, a small, AI startup that will be folded into the Messenger app.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is betting big on AI.
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In practice, that means a technology that lets users ask questions about everything from restaurants to movie schedules, which the AI-based system can quickly answer thanks to "a
Facebook said in an emailed statement the the acquisition would further its goal of building "
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