A year later, Microsoft released Seeing AI, an app with multiple features, one of which is analysing photos. As is typical for Apple, the company has built auto-generated image descriptions into their screen reader, Voiceover, which can be found on all their devices. An artificial intelligence engine, SELF, features a highly-detailed female robot, Ai Furuse, that allows conversation functionality and communication that imitates the mannerism of a human girlfriend. Earlier this year, the application upgraded its operating system to better model natural human expressions using improved animation techniques that create a more dynamic personality. Conversation data is stored within the app, but users must pay for more cloud storage to maintain a deeper, more complex relationship with Ai Furuse. DARPA officials and industry experts will assess the submitted abstracts and…