NZ artificial intelligence firm Soul Machines raises $60m from big-name investors

The Auckland, New Zealand-based startup- Soul Machines has announced that it has raised US$40 million (NZ$60m) to continue its overseas expansion.

The deep science and technology company designs virtual, digital assistants to "humanise" computerised customer service tools. Soul Machines is especially popular for its work on lifelike and perceptive digital avatars which animate autonomously, and have a personality and charac....