Microsoft and others predict automated assistants are the way of the future. Now they have their own app store
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has made clear: One of the next big platforms for Microsoft is bots, largely behind-the-scenes AI assistants that can do your bidding without so much as a click. Now there’s a directory to help find those bots across a variety of platforms, from Slack and Facebook Messenger to SMS and the web.