Linux-powered AI assistant killed off by 'patent troll'
Mycroft AI, creator of a Linux-based virtual assistant, announced on Friday it would not be able to fulfill rewards for its Mark II Kickstarter campaign.
Furthermore, without immediate new investment, the company will be forced to cease development by the end of the month, said the company's CEO Michael Lewis [although the post is attributed to former CEO Joshua Montgomery due to Kickstarter not allowing multiple authors – ed.].
"We will still be shipping all orders that are made through the Mycroft website, because these sales directly cover the costs of producing and shipping the products," confirmed Lewis.
He said the company was now at bare-bones employee count: layoffs had reduced the staff down to two developers, one customer service agent and one attorney.