New research suggests that chatbots have a greater sway on policy issues than video ads, and that spouting the most ...

Microsoft is testing a new chat bot, Tay.ai, that is aimed primarily at 18 to 24 year olds in the U.S. Tay was built by the Microsoft Technology and Research and Bing teams as a way to conduct ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the impacts of computing & technology in manufacturing. This article is more than 5 years old. Chat bots are ...

Research interviews conducted by artificial intelligence can help academics conduct studies on an unprecedented scale and produce more nuanced results, it has been claimed. Two London School of ...

Popular AI chatting app Chai is slowly catching the attention of people who have a lot of time with their smartphones. This interesting application is an effective tool to pass time, especially for ...

It seems like barely a day passes without some notable mention of chat bots in the tech industry. Now one of North America’s most used chat apps has jumped on the wagon after Kik, the billion dollar ...

The chat bot had been sidelined after making racist comments. — -- Microsoft's millennial chat bot "Tay" made a brief reappearance on Twitter this morning but still didn't make a stellar ...

As part of its continuous push to market its AOL Instant Messenger program, America Online is testing a new instant-chat robot that answers questions from AIM users about weather and stocks. In ...

A council says it has reached a “tipping point” whereby more people are accessing its services online rather than in-person ...

Yes, fall’s most popular and controversial beverage — the iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte — now has its own anthropomorphic personality. Sort of. Starbucks has launched a chat bot on Facebook Messenger ...

Need to answer nature's call during a video chat? The BRB Bot uses machine learning, natural language processing, and tone analysis to mimic your facial expressions if you step away from your desk.

Anna Farzaneh has plenty of friends to socialize with when she’s not working as an interior designer in Tehran, Iran. But about once or twice a week, on evenings when something heavier is on her mind ...