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Alibaba invests in AI ecommerce search platform Twiggle

on Jun 1, 2016 | 0 comments

By Charlotte McEleny

Alibaba has become the latest to invest in artificial intelligence ecommerce startup Twiggle, adding to its recent spate of headline-grabbing investments.

Twiggle is an AI platform that uses data and natural language systems to make search “more intuitive” and better adapted to some of the newer search forms, such as voice, mobile and conversational methods.

The Chinese ecommerce giant will likely be wanting to be close to startups like Twiggle as artificial intelligence starts to become a key part of web-based services like search and social, and filters into its heartland of online shopping.

It is the latest in a series of investments Read full story ›

Source: The Drum