Storytelling in the Age of Computer Conversation and Kik's Cryptocurrency Kin
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Note that this is FREE event, but also requires an RSVP on Eventbrite. To attend, you must confirm here and also RSVP on Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/storytelling-with-bots-from-pullstring-lessons-from-messaging-platform-kik-tickets-35403610151). Signing up on Meetup alone does NOT guarantee admission.
We have not one but two very successful companies in the bot space, PullString and Kik, sharing their knowledge.
Quick Note: We have renamed this group "Bots and Artificial Intelligence (AI)" aka "Bots and AI" to better reflect everything that we cover. We will still be using the Meetup platform, but also using Eventbrite as well to check in members and expand our reach to more event directories.
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PullString (https://www.pullstring.com/) was founded by two Pixar veterans so creating characters is at the core of their company. Their conversational experiences include award winning work on Lt. Reyes from Call of Duty, Hello Barbie, and The Winston Show. Their tools facilitate hybrid AI combining the best aspects of machine learning and rule-based conversation. Oren Jacob, CEO of PullString and former Pixar CTO, is flying out from California and will present his session "Storytelling in the Age of Computer Conversation".
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Kik (https://www.kik.com) was founded in 2009 and has been a pioneer in the chat space with viral group sharing opportunities and chatbots before Facebook Messenger had them. Sergio Silva, Director of Partner Success for Kik, will present on "Kin (https://kin.kik.com/): first mainstream cryptocurrency in messaging".
We're also looking for members of our community present the chatbots and voicebots that they have been working on. You can apply here (https://goo.gl/forms/l9Qt7QbT5RP4eVmK2).
The rough timeline for this event is as follows:
6:00pm - Networking and Pizza
6:30pm - Kickoff
6:40pm - Storytelling in the Age of Computer Conversation - Oren Jacob
7:15pm - Kin: first mainstream cryptocurrency in messaging - Sergio Silva
~8:00pm - Extended Q&A and Open Member Discussion