Google has developed new chat application integration of AI robots like small ice

Google is developing new mobile chat services, hopes to use artificial intelligence technology and the so-called chat robot technology to catch up with rivals such as Facebook.

According to market research firm Portio Research estimated that chat service is the world's most popular mobile application, over 2 billion users. But two of Google's chat service Hangouts and owned WhatsApp Messenger is lagging far behind Facebook and Tencent micro letters. Some even increased shopping chat application, payment and booking functions.

People familiar with the situation said Google integrated chat robot in the hope that in the new service, answering user questions. Users can also send text messages to friends, or chat bot, which can be obtained via the Internet or other sources of information, and answer user questions. Unclear when Google will launch this service, as well as the specific name for the service. Equally intriguing is that this finding can achieved more success than previous products. Users tend to use a chat service, and select other users of this service, but the Hangouts and Messenger failed to create this network effect.

Google spokesman Reject comment.

People familiar with the matter said, the project by Google veterans Nike·fukesi (Nick Fox), who led the team has engaged in at least one year of research and development. Technology news site The Information earlier this year reported that his new post is Google's Vice President of communications products.

People familiar with the matter said, Fox in October this year 200 Labs offer chat robot startups, but they Reject.

200 Labs on the Telegram as a chat bot developed a marketing and rating services, focusing on topics such as dating, image search, news, and weather. Telegram offers hundreds of chat robot. 200 Labs is developing a technology, you can choose the best chat bot to respond to users ' information.

People familiar with the matter said, Google's new chat service also hope to achieve similar goals.

With this service, users will not have to access the Google search engine, simply enter a question in the text box, chat robot automatic answer. Google may also allow external developers on this service, chat robots.

Google will direct users to specific chat robots, like the company's search engine direct users to relevant sites. This strategic importance, because the chat application and chat robot has posed a threat to Google's status as an engine for finding information on the Internet.

"All want convenient way for users to find the information they want, if Google is not in front of the user, that is problematic. "Sherpa Capital sikete·sitanfude, co-founder of venture capital firm (Scott Stanford)," said chat was one area where Google's weaker, the company must become a leading enterprise in this field. ”

At present there are many chat services to choose from, Sherpa Capital has invested in a Luka.ai, the startup is also developing a chat service to answer questions and perform other tasks. Uber co-founder Garrett Camp (Garrett Camp) Operator was founded by a similar service. Slack is focused on workplace communication through chat bot to automate tasks such as translation. In August, Facebook launched m digital assistants can be done shopping and restaurant reservations and other features via text messages.

Luka.ai with artificial intelligence, making the answer. When the user wishes to get restaurant recommendations, this app will be given according to the knowledge of the user suggestions.

"When we showed you a steak restaurant, and if you say, ' no, I'm a vegetarian. ' You will remember this, do not recommend meat restaurant in the future. "Luka.ai CEO Zhenya Kuyda said.

Google is also developing similar services.

The company has launched an in-depth study on artificial intelligence technology. In June, Google researchers announced they had developed a chat robot, you can chat through the analysis of film dialogue. Google's Web search engines have the basic ability to dialogue.

People familiar with the matter said, although the feature is currently available to users through the search service, but Google wants to integrate it into a new chat service.