Sony and Line Consider Alliance on AI-Powered Consumer Devices
- Line may supply AI platform for Sony’s smart agent gadgets
- Sony makes the announcement at the World Mobile Congress
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Sony Corp. and Line Corp., Japan’s most popular messaging service, are considering joining forces to develop devices powered by artificial intelligence.
The companies are exploring opportunities around digital personal assistant technology to co-create a new communication experience, Sony said in a statement at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday. Sony unveiled concept earphones powered by Xperia Agent, a virtual butler that responds to voice commands and head gestures.