Yahoo turns to AI in return to its search roots

Internet trailblazer Yahoo is exploring technology’s next frontier with Scout, an answer engine powered by artificial intelligence. Scout seems insightful, based on its response to a question posed by The Associated Press about why one of Silicon Valley’s brightest stars faded away a decade ago. “Yahoo’s journey illustrates how a company with an early advantage can disappear without continuous innovation,” Scout explained. Scout eventually may see things differently if Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone can leverage AI to expand upon a worldwide audience of 700 million users that have stuck with the company’s services, despite a history of folly that nearly destroyed a brand once synonymous with the internet.