Be prepared for a chatbot that responds with “Thanks a latte” even if you order a mocha, Americano or just an old-school, plain black coffee. Starbucks recently announced that it has the cogs churning on a new chatbot called My Starbucks Barista. Circumventing or enhancing (however...
Chatbots can help secure purchases but also ship packages. Just in time for the holidays, UPS has launched a beta version of its chatbot that will mimic human conversations to help users find shipping locations, learn shipping rates and track packages. Available through Facebook Messenger,...
Chatbots can now fly you around the world. This week, Lufthansa’s chatbot named Mildred took flight with capabilities of helping flyers search for cheap flights and book tickets using natural language processing through Wit.ai. Mildred will recognize your requests in both English and German and...
So here we are on Election Day in the U.S. Seems like yesterday — and yet, ages ago — when Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy in April 2015 and Donald Trump did the same two months later. But since then, many chatbots have popped up...
December 13, 2016
Be prepared for a chatbot that responds with “Thanks a latte” even if you order a mocha, Americano or just an old-school, plain black coffee. Starbucks recently announced that it has the cogs churning on a new chatbot called My Starbucks Barista. Circumventing or enhancing (however you see it) the traditional barista interaction experience, the customer […]
November 22, 2016
Chatbots can help secure purchases but also ship packages. Just in time for the holidays, UPS has launched a beta version of its chatbot that will mimic human conversations to...
November 15, 2016
Chatbots can now fly you around the world. This week, Lufthansa’s chatbot named Mildred took flight with capabilities of helping flyers search for cheap flights and book tickets using natural...