In addition to the launch of more platforms, Skype also noted its expanded bot selection, which includes Murphy, a bot to find and create images for when questions can’t be answered by words alone and Summarize, a Bot designed to give an overview of a web page when you don’t have time to read the whole thing. The bots were already live on mobile, including iPhone, iPad and Android, as well as in the latest version of Skype for Windows Desktop. Today, the company says Skype bots have rolled out in “preview” to two additional platforms: Mac and Skype on the web.
At Microsoft’s annual BUILD conference in March, the company announced its plans to bring bots to Skype and other communications platforms, including Slack, Outlook, LINE, and elsewhere.
