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Sony Invests in Artificial Intelligence with California Startup Cogitai
📅 - Sony just announced that it has invested an undisclosed amount in the 1 year old California artificial intelligence (AI) startup, Cogitai. Three researchers founded the company to improve the AI technology learning and response patterns through real-world interactions.
Sony stated that the investment is part of a plan to build out its AI offshoot business and cultivate that into a larger part of its revenue.
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