Not only have Microsoft's Bot Framework and Service been updated, but new AI functionality and language capabilities have been introduced for apps that leverage Azure Cognitive Services as well.

Microsoft is making a preview available of its Azure cloud bot-as-a-service, which is built on top of Azure Functions serverless compute capability.

Azure Bot Service has new features for developers making conversational AI experiences in the cloud. In all, near 100 new features are being released in areas of language understanding, bots ...

Microsoft's Healthcare Bot service allows providers, insurers, and others to create conversational experiences driven by AI.

The Azure Bot Service is designed to help developers create conversational interfaces while LUIS is designed for developing custom natural integrations.