Even though it has been four months since its formation, Microsoft laid off its 100-person metaverse team. The team was working on helping customers use the metaverse in industrial settings.Microsoft focused on artificial intelligence
AltspaceVR, the social virtual reality platform founded by Eric Romo in 2013 and acquired by Microsoft in 2017, has also been shut down, according to The Information. Following this development, the staff working on the Microsoft HoloLens headset was dismissed.
The source states that Microsoft is focusing more on productive AI, investing in OpenAI and integrating the ChatGPT chatbot into its services. The company had previously announced a special search engine and browser developed with ChatGPT technology.
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