chatbots. where it came from and where it's going
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Where it came from.
In 1966 Joseph Weizenbaum, a professor at the MIT Artificial
Intelligence Laboratory, published one of the most celebrated computer
programs of all time, Eliza.
Eliza’s system involves the recognition of cue words in the input.
Then it generates pre-programmed responses based from that input.
This method was eventually copied by chatbot developers ever since.
Billionaire tech jocks and silicon valley nerds just re-packaged it as a business
model to adapt to the times.
$$$
So, where is it going?
Most people prefer to talk with programs that are human-like rather
than clicking an app.
Chatbot provides an efficient and interactive medium that gives back information from queries or cues
that is straightforward and falls into predictable categories.
Since the marketplace for apps is maturing, getting the user's attention
will become more difficult.
Chatbots will be a game changer.
Imagine your product or service becoming easily available in a platform with a billion users.
Facebook introduced the flower-ordering bot and the how’s-the-weather bot. But this is just
the tip of the iceberg.
Imagine a how-much-insurance-can-I-get bot, oops-I-had-a-car-accident bot or even what-
jobs-are-available bot.
The list is endless.
Chatbots built on Messenger will close the gap (and the friction) between
customers and businesses.
But there are still limitations in the existing technology.
As in any new business model, it takes time for it to work.
This was highlighted by the chatbots Zuckerberg introduced. Tech bloggers tried it and found it
hard to use with a limited “intelligence”.
Not yet ready for mainstream but it will be. Soon.
Wait until people get used to it but be ready to build one.
It will disrupt the way our customers buys products and services.
So what can we do now?
AboutMe
As a software developer, I have always been interested in discovering new
technology, how it can be used and how to harness its potential.
Joey Rigor, CEO Kontak Mobile Apps. kontakios.com
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