Facebook Bought a Speech Recognition Company, "Wit.ai"

Facebook is Clearly Eager to Check Out New Interface Concepts these Days. Just Months After its Acquisition of Oculus VR Wrapped Up, it's Buying a Speech Recognition Company, Wit.ai. The Social Network Isn't Saying just What it Plans to do with its New Purchase but, Wit.ai's Focus has been on a Platform for Voice-Guided Natural Language Interfaces. It's Not a Stretch to See Facebook Giving you Ways to Dictate your Status Updates or Chats. Also, Voice Recognition is Particularly Important for Virtual Reality, Where you Can't Always Reach for a Keyboard -- this May Play an Important Role in Oculus' Immersive Experiences Going Forward.




Info Sources:

http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/05/facebook-wit-ai

https://wit.ai/blog/2015/01/05/wit-ai-facebook