Facebook confirms it's working on an Alexa-like virtual assistant
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple's Siri are some of the most popular virtual assistants in the digital world right. According to a report by CNBC, the social media giant has been working on its AI-based virtual assistant since early 2018 and the project is being led by the company's augmented reality and virtual reality division, the one that works hardware products such as Portal and Oculus VR headset. "We are working to develop voice and AI assistant technologies that may work across our family of AR/VR products including Portal, Oculus and future products," the Facebook spokesperson said in a statement to the publication. The social media giant first introduced its AI-based virtual assistant M for its Facebook Messenger app back in 2015. While Facebook Assistant, or whatever the company decides to call it in the end, is not likely to compete with the likes of Alexa and Google Assistant directly, but it is likely to help the company provide a deeper integration within its own products and help users interact with its existing hardware products and future products seamlessly.
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