Just who are these little bits of AI trying to chat us up?
This article is letter (C) of our “Chatbot Future" series where we write an article for each letter of the phrase. “Chatbot Future" finds out how chatbots improve our lives in today's world and beyond! Find links to more articles in the series below.
Chatbots are making a big impact in your everyday life. But they are so pleasant to talk to and work with, you may not even notice or mind the shift!
What Is A Chatbot, You Ask?
Chatbots are designed to carry on a conversation with you for fun and to test the limits of artificial intelligence.
Chatbots have the potential to revolutionize customer service, productivity, and communication too.
Like a child, these little guys grow their conversational skills when you talk with them. Unlike children, chatbots learn through Natural Language Processing (NLP).
Chatbots Already Live Among Us
Chatbots are already being used full force in our everyday lives. Just check out these chatbots below. You may be pleasantly surprised to realize you chat with a chatbot everyday!
- Amazon Alexa
- Facebook Messenger
- Google Assistant
- IBM Watson
- Kik
- Microsoft Bot Framework
- Skype
- Slack
- Telegram
Chatbots Are The New Apps
Like Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella says, “Bots are the new apps.” Speaking with a chatbot is a much more natural, enjoyable way to interact online rather than clicking through clunky websites and piles of apps.
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Chatbots are here to stay. And we can’t wait to get to know our chatty artificial friends better and see what they can do!
This article is letter (C) of our “Chatbot Future" series where we write an article for each letter of the phrase. “Chatbot Future" finds out how chatbots improve our lives in today's world and beyond! Find links to more articles in the series below.
(C) Say Hello To A Future Full Of (C)hatbots
(H) Who’s Laughing Now? Chatbots Find Their Sense Of (H)umor
(A) Stay Ahead Of The Marketing Curve With Chatbot (A)utomation
(T)herapy Chatbots… They Do Exist!
(B) What’s A Chat(b)ot And Why Should I Care?
(O) Chatbot Doors Of (O)pportunity Are OPEN (Everywhere!)
(T) How To (T)rain Your Chatbot – It’s Part Of The Team Too!
(F) Chatbots – No (F)unny Business? Or Is It All Fun And Games?
(U)ses For Your Chatbot In Business And Beyond
(T) Curated Collection: Chatbot (T)utorials From Around The Web
(U) The (U)ndiscovered Weird World Of Chatbots