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Cortana (artificial intelligence assistant developed by Microsoft)

Cortana (Chinese name: Microsoft Xiao Na) is the world's first personal intelligence assistant released by Microsoft.

on July 3th, 214, at 2pm Beijing time, Microsoft held a conference for Windows Phone 8.1 Update in China, officially releasing the Chinese version of Cortana, and named it "Microsoft Xiao Na".

on the evening of August 4th, 214, the developer preview version of WP8.1GDR1 was updated, and the Chinese version of Cortana "Xiao Na" was officially launched. The image of Microsoft Xiao Na in China is a cute little dough.

it can "understand users' preferences and habits" and "help users make schedules and answer questions". Cortana can be said to be Microsoft's attempt in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

The following are the functions of Xiao Na and the corresponding narration:

Chatting function: telling a joke, idioms solitaire, telling a story, singing a song and imitating Song Xiaobao

Communication function: calling mom and texting dad

Reminder function: reminding me to go to my uncle's house at 12:, and changing the schedule from 12: to 11: . Celebrity Weibo

Transportation function: where and how to get to the square, nearby restaurants, and the last number is restricted today

Inquiry function: today's weather, will Qantas flight be late, translating my name in English, the country with the largest land area in the world, holiday arrangements for the Spring Festival this year, today's information, two-color ball, lottery

Calling Xiao Bing: Calling Xiao Bing Meitu

. In addition to these functions, Cortana (Xiao Na) has other new skills, including many intimate skills, such as Christmas special, Spring Festival special, Lantern Festival special and so on.

Intelligent information push

The central information storage in Xiao Na is named "Notebook", which will store the user's location, personal information, calendar and contact information. Based on the information in the notebook, Xiao Na will push the appropriate content to the user at the right time and place. After a period of use, Cortana (Xiao Na) will get to know the user's behavior habits more and more, and make intelligent recommendations more personally. However, it will also have a powerful privacy function, allowing users to set the permissions, storage location and even edit the Xiao Na notebook directly. For example, users can set Xiao Na to observe emails, text messages, etc., so that Xiao Na will automatically add reminders of meetings, reservations and other matters according to the writing.

third-party services

in addition to local data and Bing, Xiao Na will also access third-party services, such as? Foursquare, wechat. If Microsoft takes the initiative to open third-party applications and service interfaces from the beginning, then Cortana will be far ahead? Siri? And Google Now.

on December 14th, 216, Microsoft announced in San Francisco that Cortana would be opened to a third-party hardware company, so that it could be integrated into a variety of hardware, such as audio, automobiles and home appliances.

language support

Cortana (Xiao Na) supports multiple languages, including simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese divided into Hongkong and Taiwan Province. Others are English (American), English (English), English (India), German, Spanish, Mexico (Spanish), French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Brazil (Portuguese) and Russian. Compared with Siri and Google Now, Xiao Na will support Chinese in the first version, which is very advantageous.