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Microsoft’s Skype Lite gets group video calling and AI chatbot ‘Ruuh’

Microsoft on Monday announced the introduction of group video calling feature and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based chatbot named “Ruuh” for Skype…

Microsoft’s Skype Lite gets group video calling and AI chatbot ‘Ruuh’

Microsoft on Monday announced the introduction of group video calling feature and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based chatbot named “Ruuh” for Skype Lite ahead of Diwali.

The video calling is available for all Skype Lite users across the country and will allow anyone to join the group video or audio call on the app for free.

“Simply tap on the call tab on Skype Lite, and start the group call with your friends on Skype Lite. You can also share a Skype Lite group call link with your friends on popular social apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger or SMS, and invite them to join the call,” Microsoft said in a press note.

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Users can tap on the call tab on the application to start a group call with friends or family. Meanwhile, the AI-based chatbot is available on all Skype products in the country.

“Ruuh”, with female voice rendition, will help users create personalised cards for Diwali apart from chatting with the user, the company said.

“As text-messaging chatbots become increasingly “human”, it will be important to understand the personal interactions that users are seeking with a chatbot. What chatbot personalities are most compelling to young, urban users in India? To explore this question, we conducted Wizard-of-Oz (WoZ) studies with users that simulated interactions with a hypothetical chatbot. Participants were told that there might be a human involved in the chat, although the extent to which the human would be involved was not revealed. We synthesize the results into a set of recommendations for future chatbots.”

The tech giant has also introduced other features such as Diwali-themed stickers and emoticons.

 

 

Earlier this year, Microsoft threw a direct competition to social media apps like Google’s messaging app Allo and video calling app Duo, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, by launching Skype Lite to provide seamless experience in messaging, audio and video calling even at lower bandwidths.

The lightweight app supports several Indian languages including Gujarati, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

(Written with inputs from IANS)

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