Microsoft Agent
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Microsoft Agent is a technology developed by Microsoft which employs animated characters, text-to-speech engines, and speech recognition software to enhance interaction with computer users. It came pre-installed as part of Windows 2000 and later versions of Microsoft Windows up to Windows Vista. It was not included with Windows 7, and was completely discontinued in Windows 8. Microsoft Agent functionality was exposed as an ActiveX control that can be used by web pages.
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Original author(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | November 5, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-11-05) |
Final release | 2.0
/ June 7, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-06-07) |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Available in | Multiple languages |
Website | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/lwef/microsoft-agent
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The theory behind the software came from work on social interfaces by Clifford Nass and Byron Reeves at Stanford's Center for the Study of Language and Information.[1]