Articles about chatbots

Inside the UW Allen School: Six ‘grand challenges’ shaping the future of computer science

The University of Washington’s Allen School is tackling six “grand challenges” in computer science — from AI and education to health and sustainability. At its annual research showcase, students and faculty presented innovations spanning speech technology, classroom chatbots, and tools for global health. Read More

University of Washington researchers craft method of fine-tuning AI chatbots for individual taste

As artificial intelligence chatbots are popping up to provide information in all sorts of applications, University of Washington researchers have… Read More

Microsoft Azure enlists generative AI to help Pentagon look for satellite imagery

Can a chatbot help Pentagon planners find the satellite data they need to understand what’s happening in a global hotspot?… Read More

More news outlets get caught up in nasty conversations with Bing chatbot over facts

It turns out we’re not the only ones getting into fact-checking fights with Bing Chat, Microsoft’s much-vaunted AI chatbot. Last… Read More

Microsoft creates Plasma Bot to boost COVID-19 therapy development effort

Microsoft is teaming up with the world’s leading plasma companies to streamline the process of developing an antibody-based therapy for… Read More

Amazon adds HIPAA compliance to Alexa Skills, opening door for secure health apps

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has a new trick: transmitting secure patient information between patients and caregivers. Developers can now use… Read More

Will rogue AI chatbots emerge in 2019? Here’s what to watch — and listen — for in the new year

“Hello, I’m John. Do you need any assistance today?” asks a pop-up window randomly as you browse a shopping site.… Read More

Worried about fake news? Get ready for the rise of fake humans that sound just like us

We have heard the voice of our future AI overlord — and it’s making hair appointments for us. Last week, Google… Read More

Facebook launches Discover section for business bots on Messenger

Facebook has been heavily promoting ways to bring companies into Messenger conversations, with groups like Subway and the Golden State… Read More

With the release of Amazon Lex, AWS asks: Developers, can you build me a chatbot?

Now that Amazon Web Services has made public its Amazon Lex technology, which makes Alexa fetch another case of LaCroix… Read More

How much is your junk worth? eBay’s new Google Home ‘shopbot’ knows

At the Google Cloud Next conference, eBay introduced a new personal shopping chatbot, or “shopbot,” for the Google Home speaker… Read More

Yahoo launches text-based chatbot called Captain to help organize family schedules

A new text messaging bot out of Yahoo wants to manage your grocery list and family calendar so you don’t… Read More

Microsoft’s chatbot gone bad, Tay, makes MIT’s annual list of biggest technology fails

Tay, the Microsoft chatbot that pranksters trained to spew racist comments, has joined the likes of the Apple Watch and… Read More

Microsoft Azure offers ‘bots as a service’ as demand rises for automated online interactions

Underscoring the growing importance of chatbots, Microsoft has launched a cloud-based service to help companies and developers create these automated, text-based exchanges.… Read More

12 college teams try to build convincingly conversant chatbots in quest for Amazon’s $2.7M Alexa Prize pool

Amazon has revealed the 12 university teams that will compete for the inaugural Alexa Prize — which challenges students to build a… Read More