‘Algorithm’ May be Tech’s Newest Dirty Word (and Humans are to Blame) Nate Swanner, December 13, 2018 3 min read An algorithm is meant to perform routine, code-based tasks without human interaction. In theory, this automation is...
Use This Slack Bot to Monitor What Users Say About Your Competitors Nate Swanner, November 20, 2018 3 min read Ever wanted to snoop on a competitor’s iOS app reviews? Now you can—in Slack. With the shutdown of HipChat...
Americans Have a Hard Time Trusting Chatbots: Pew Research Nick Kolakowski, October 19, 2018 2 min read Americans don’t trust social media bots, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. Specifically, some 80...
Developers Love DevOps & Hate (Some) Bots, Study Shows Nate Swanner, October 9, 2018 2 min read When we talk about developers and their professional interests, a lot of the discussion focuses on emerging tech such...
Robots Creating New Roles in Some Industries Nate Swanner, September 15, 2017 5 min read Robots can actually work with us! The elephant in the room with regard to artificial intelligence (A.I.) is jobs....
Building Bots: What Skills Do You Need? William Terdoslavich, July 24, 2017 10 min read “May I help you?” It’s a phrase you can say without much thinking. But programming a piece of software to...
Next Big Challenge for Business A.I.: Nuance Nick Kolakowski, June 30, 2017 3 min read A lot of the buzz around artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning has focused on self-driving cars and...
A.I. Will Boost Business Profitability: Accenture Nick Kolakowski, June 26, 2017 4 min read Most businesses don’t have a handle on how artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning will affect their...
Facebook Still Paving a Clumsy Path for Bots Nate Swanner, April 24, 2017 5 min read Facebook Messenger Bots Facebook is still saying bots are the next big thing. A year after debuting bots for...
Bots: Overhyped and Ineffective, or Just New? Nick Kolakowski, March 7, 2017 3 min read Were chatbots a half-baked concept pushed to market too quickly? According to a February article in The Information,...
