Microsoft’s Xiaoice Chatbot to become its own Company In China

When users in China are looking to chat with AI simply for fun, they’re unlikely to turn to popular voice assistants like Apple’s Siri or Xiaomi’s Xiao AI. Instead, China’s “fun” AI of choice really originates from Microsoft, and it will soon be an independent business.

The procedure will be finished in the next couple of months, the company included. Chinese news site Caixin reported that the Covid-19 pandemic and stress in between the US and China accelerated the spin-off procedure.