Using Chat Interface for Mental Health Interventions
Conversations via instant messaging interfaces (also known as “chats”) are generating more and more interest in mental health care. A study even shows that it has equivalent results to “treatment as usual”, so they might be added to mental health doctors’ toolkit. Indeed, this approach offers two significant benefits over face-to-face interventions (although obviously, the…
Chatbots: What are they and how will they change the world?
It is easy to overlook that as we go about our daily lives, technology subtly changes how we all work, live, socialise and interact with businesses. Thirty years ago, the Internet was a curious new gimmick, today – try living life without it. Or, the connected cloud services like banks and online working that live…
Chatbots Play a Key Role in Digital Marketing
The role of digital marketers in driving traditional efforts and autonomous digital marketing are increasingly focused on mobility and social media, as new, or updated, ways to engage. Among the package of technology available to them, chatbots, augmented reality and apps stand out as high profile and distinctive ways to attract attention and keep your…
Cryptocurrencies and Chatbots Will Go Hand-in-Hand
The complexity of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin will require a simple interface if they are to become a realistic prospect for mass-consumption. Enter chatbots, a logical and clear solution to gloss over the complexity of digital currencies, blockchain and future transactional services. Banking has become a lot simpler in recent years, led by the need to…
Vertical Bots See Investment and Partnerships Boom
The chatbot market, like much of technology, sees major brands trying to dominate among a host of niche, startup and market-specific players. Yet, as chatbots become a key tool for many, business is always easier if the developers talk your own lingo. That’s why vertical specific bots are a big hit for airlines, hotels, industries…
What Research Can Tell Us About Chatbots
Chatbots are a growing research topic. In the spotlight since the advances in artificial intelligence in recent decades, conversational agents (CAs) constitute a part of the scientific literature, in the fields of information systems, computer science and human-computer interactions, among others. Here we will establish the lessons we can learn from these studies to create…