Chatbots 2018 Center Stage

Chatbots are computer programs designed to emulate speech. The new UX ( user experience ) is to text questions to a computer program using English Language statements. Bot programs are perfect for chat applications or email applications since interaction with bots can be recorded and stored using these applications. The chat bot applications look for phrases or words that have specific meaning. The bot is able to construct answers to questions after evaluating phrases. Not every response from Bots hits the mark. Many bot applications are very basic and do not work with every input statement. I like Chabots Magazine http://www.chatbotsmagazine.com This by Dindaya Gupta published in Chatbots Magazine : "Soon 2017 will be recorded in the book of history. Of the many reasons to recall the passing year, one would be chatbots for sure. On Google alone, people searched the term — chatbots- between 120K to 1200K over the year. It kept trending on Twitter and other social media platforms and occupied the center stage of the technology companies". If last year 2017 you thought chatbots were for the future then Welcome to 2018. This is the year when bots become a technology tool that will change the way we learn and work. When you are having a conversation in Microsoft Teams - One ( or more ) of the team members participating in the conversation will be bot team members. In 2018 when you pick up the phone you may be connected with a digital assistant. Students who attend the same class have different skills, interests, and abilities and students will benefit from personal (chatbot) tutors - who can provide one-on-one explanations. Chatbots hold the promise of individualized learning pathways for all students.