Lobe took advantage of its popularity after introducing a tool that allows you to create machine learning models by dragging and dropping blocks.
Microsoft has announced the purchase of Lobe, a San Francisco, California-based start-up company dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence. The Redmond company took this step as part of its strategy to have more presence in a sector that continues to grow over time and is increasingly present in its products and services.
Lobe took advantage of its popularity only a few months ago, when they introduced a new tool that made it possible to create models for machine learning by dragging and dropping blocks in an extremely simple interface. The application was still in the testing phase, but its great performance encouraged Microsoft to integrate it into their devices. A representative comes up with the following words:
“As part of Microsoft, Lobe will be able to leverage world-class IA research, global infrastructure and decades of experience in creating developer tools.”
Despite the acquisition, the Lobe team has full freedom to develop its service independently by following the path of open source and its availability on multiple platforms. Great news for those interested in using this great tool.
Lobe complements an interesting list of acquisitions that Microsoft has made in recent months, each with the same approach of artificial intelligence. Bonsai.ia was purchased after a deep learning platform was created, while Semantic Machines did the same with a dialog-oriented artificial intelligence.