Microsoft's Virtual Assistant Accelerator and Bot Framework Composer tools are now generally available. And developers can now use Bot Framework to create new Alexa skills.

However, Microsoft hopes that its Cognitive Services and Bot Framework will allow the design of next-generation applications that use AI to interact more intuitively with users.

Microsoft today is introducing the Bot Framework, a new tool in preview to help developers build their own chatbots for their applications. There is also a new bot directory full of sample bots ...

Microsoft is providing much of the sample code for its Bot Framework on GitHub. The approach makes a lot of sense; developers are likely to already have GitHub accounts and can build chatbots ...

The bot as the first line of defense Microsoft’s Bot Framework was the big surprise of BUILD 2016. Or wasn’t. The company found itself in hot water before the show thanks to a bot, Tay.ai ...

Microsoft is building a 'Bing Concierge Bot' that sounds a lot like the just-announced Google Assistant bot.

The Microsoft Bot Framework will also create chatbots that can integrate into a range of platforms, including Skype, Slack, Telegram, email, and the web.

Dubai Bot presents an ideal application for Microsoft’s Bot Framework and Cognitive Services, which are best suited to scenarios where repetitive tasks normally co-ordinated by human actors can be ...

Cheng said she doesn’t want a bot directory for Microsoft bots alone, and that she doesn’t even want to create a directory of bots made with the bot framework alone.

Nadella then introduced the Microsoft Bot Framework, which lets developers build intelligent bots that work anywhere users are – text/SMS, Skype, Slack, Office 365 email, and more.

Rosenthal: There are a number of bot frameworks in market, what's Microsoft's special sauce as it relates to their bot framework? What makes the Microsoft Bot framework unique?