Everyone seems to be getting excited about artificial intelligence (AI) these days. As Bill Gates said last week, “The dream is finally arriving.” And people…
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A chatbot — sometimes called a chatterbot — is a software program that interacts with people via Internet messaging to answer questions or hold a…
OPLIN 4cast #399: Chatting gets serious
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Instant messaging is not new. Neither is the online chat room. The CompuServe “CB Simulator” in 1980 was probably the first Internet application that we…
OPLIN 4Cast #227: Lessons from Bobsled
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Last week, T-Mobile received quite a bit of attention in the technical media when they introduced “Bobsled,” an app for Facebook that allows Facebook friends…