The Design of Conversation Bots & AI | Tommy Lewis, Microsoft

Public Enemy once said “Don’t believe the hype”, so it’s easy enough to take the concept of “conversational bots” and dismiss them like many of the other hyped-up technologies. We can now order pizza by messaging with a bot, who cares?

But let’s stop and consider bots conceptually as a new interaction model, a conversation. With a new perspective, we may find that bots are the next generation of interaction (think Facebook, Slack, Google, Snapchat, & Skype), as well as lead to our eventual extinction (ok, maybe we're being slightly hyperbolic…).

In this session, we will start by looking at why now is the time for us to consider designing and building bots, how we should conceptually design them and what makes a good bot. Then we will talk about tools we can use to build simple bots that can give us baby otter pics to complex bots that use machine-base AI that can recognize your emotions. PLEASE NOTE: You must RSVP via our official event page (https://brainstation.io/event/-2017124165638) to attend this workshop.

Topics of Discussion:

• The future of conversational bots

• The risks and rewards of AI

• What tools are needed to build simple and complex bots

• Career advice for making your mark with AI

• Q&A - answers to all of your burning questions

What You'll Get:

• Intimate discussion and Q&A with one of Canada's leading technology professionals

• A BrainStation notebook & pen for note-taking purposes

• Light snacks and refreshments!