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What you should probably know
Microsoft has big plans for AI.
An example backpack may include sensors, such as a microphone and a camera.
A mockup of a backpack with sensors made by Bing Image Creator
The backpack may receive a contextual voice command from a user.
The contextual voice command may include a non-explicit reference to an object in an environment.
The contextual task may relate to the object in the environment.
A patent by Microsoft describes a backpack that uses artificial intelligence to provide real-world assistance based on a user’s surroundings.
The backpack may output a response to the contextual voice command to the user."
Patent writing is very descriptive and easy to gloss over.
A specific example shared by Microsoft makes the potential machine easier to grasp.
Microsoft illustrates a skier wearing an AI backpack and asking if they could go down a certain path.
Will Microsoft actually make an AI backpack?
It’s important to note that many patents never see the light of day.
Microsoft is a massive company that does research and development across a broad range of categories.
Microsoft may take ideas from the AI backpack and implement them into other devices.
The company could also, of course, not use any of the concepts in the patent at all.
There could also be industrial applications for AI assistance based on real-world surroundings.
