Facebook buys with wit.ai competence in speech recognition.

Facebook buys with wit.ai competence in speech recognition. | © Ognen Teofilovski / Reuters

The online network Facebook has taken over a company for voice recognition software. The company of Mark Zuckerberg announced that it had, based in Palo Alto, California, company wit.ai bought. A price was not disclosed. The 18 months old start-up company has developed a technology that delivers a speech recognition for smartphones and tablets, but also over the Internet controlled household appliances. The software can wit.ai According recognize spoken language and written texts in “natural language”.

A company spokesman would not comment on the plans Facebooks with the new acquisition. Of technologies for speech recognition similar to the Apple software Siri, the Internet industry promises new ways about the promising market with networked home appliances.

Facebook had last inter alia with the purchase of Oculus his interest in companies outside the traditional PC , smartphone and tablet area underlined. Oculus produces data glasses with which users can immerse themselves in computer games in a virtual world. Facebook had let the start-up cost two billion dollars. The acquisition of wit.ai should have been cheaper According to insiders.