Google has integrated Api.ai much more prominently into its Software Development Kit (SDK).
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Redefining UI: Compelling & Conversational Intelligent Assistants
How conversational user interfaces — voice, text, graphical, etc. — are meeting the needs of today’s bots and intelligent assistants? From Intelligent Assistants Conference San Francisco hosted by Opus Research. [VIDEO]
And Then There Were Two! How Actions on Google can Cooperate with Amazon’s Lex
Expect the home and beyond to be populated by more than one type of device that supports an Intelligent Assistant.
A Three Wish Listicle for Intelligent Assistance in 2017
Tis the season for Listicles – those wonderfully quick reads with the “Top 10” things to look for in the coming year. Entering 2016, as Amy Stapleton noted in this post, the list of trends we were tracking was distilled… Read More ›
Santa’s Little Chatbot Helpers
As 2016 (the “Year of the Chatbot”) winds down, Opus Research’s Amy Stapleton offers up four bots on Facebook Messenger that can play the role of elves and help you simplify the challenge of holiday gift-giving.
Amazon Lex Democratizes Alexa-powered Skills
With the introduction of Lex, Amazon has leapfrogged other metabot providers, like Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant.
Conversational Games Come to Facebook Messenger
Facebook has announced the launch of games that can be played right from within their Messenger instant messaging platform.
Interactions Adds Voice Biometrics to Curo Platform
By adding caller authentication to the Curo Speech and Language Platform, Interactions is offering a customer care solution that reduces fraud, controls costs and enhances customer experience.
Who’s Your Metabot? What’s Next for Intelligent Personal Assistants
As Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and other “metabots” build rich, third-party ecosystems, these intelligent personal assistants are unhooking the direct link between brands and their customers. [VIDEO]
Facebook Launches Analytics for Bot Performance
The integration of a bot dashboard into Facebook Analytics for Apps is one more sign that Facebook is making headway in transforming Messenger into a platform for text-based self-service and digital commerce.