In 1971, Terry Winograd wrote the SHRDLU program while completing his PhD at MIT. SHRDLU features a world of toy blocks where the computer translates human commands into physical actions, such as “move the red pyramid next to the blue cube.” To succeed in such tasks, the computer must build up semantic knowledge iteratively, a process Winograd discovered was brittle and … [Read more...] about 4 Approaches To Natural Language Processing & Understanding
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5 Secrets Your Tweets Reveal About You
Big data firms like Cambridge Analytica made headlines when they claimed to sway Election 2016 results by deducing personality traits from social media profiles and third-party data firms and serving highly manipulative ads to sway public opinion. Leveraging a trove of data points - such as your shopping habits, magazine subscriptions, Facebook likes, and up to 5000 other … [Read more...] about 5 Secrets Your Tweets Reveal About You
Bringing Bots To Life With Artificial Intelligence
Any video gamer knows how boring NPCs (non-playable characters) in digital worlds are. Their behavior is simple and predictable and their words entirely scripted by a staff of writers. This makes them uninteresting opponents and unsatisfying companions. We’re far more likely to emotionally attach to lifelike characters, like the emo robot sidekicks in the Star Wars … [Read more...] about Bringing Bots To Life With Artificial Intelligence
5 Ways Humanitarian Bots Can Save The World
Fifteen year old Sarafina, a female student in the capital city of Liberia, had a distressing problem at school: Her math teacher refused to give her a report card unless she had sex with him. Every day at school, he would request sexual favors and touch her inappropriately. Embarrassed, Sarafina kept the issue hidden from everyone, even her parents, until her … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Humanitarian Bots Can Save The World
Bot Discovery & Virality Lessons From Kik CEO Ted Livingston
We recently caught up with Ted Livingston, CEO of Kik, at the Talkabot Conference in Austin, TX and got his key lessons for bot discovery and virality. Kik started working on bots two years before they suddenly became cool in 2016. The platform is the first to pioneer many social bot discovery and virality features for bot developers that don't exist on any other messaging … [Read more...] about Bot Discovery & Virality Lessons From Kik CEO Ted Livingston