Microsoft, a major IT company in the United States, announced that it will acquire an American company that handles voice recognition software using AI = artificial intelligence for about 2 trillion yen in Japanese yen, and IT companies competition over AI and cloud will intensify. That's right.

Microsoft announced on the 12th that it will acquire Nuance Communications of the United States, which handles voice recognition software using AI, for 19.7 billion dollars including debt underwriting, and 2.1 trillion yen in Japanese yen.



Nuance Communications' strength is cloud services for hospitals and doctors, and Microsoft aims to expand its cloud business in the medical field through acquisitions.



In a statement, CEO Nadella commented, "The two companies will work together to provide advanced AI and grow the cloud in the medical field," and Amazon and Amazon, which are also focusing on AI and cloud business. Competition with major IT companies such as Google is likely to intensify.



On the other hand, in the United States, there are criticisms that huge IT companies are monopolizing the market and hindering competition, and it is possible that regulators will be more cautious about such huge acquisitions.