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Article
The Advent of the (Ro)bot and Their Incipient Spread in the Web
Author(s)
Massimiliano Minaudo
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DOI:10.17265/1537-1514/2018.09.003
Affiliation(s)
University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
ABSTRACT
Today we are practically witnessing
and experiencing a real bot invasion. It is therefore permissible to ask oneself
what a bot is (and it is certainly not “science fiction”). The truth is this: they are programs that respond automatically
to requests/queries from human users. But where can we find them? In many fields
or sectors but especially in instant messaging, for example: Whatsapp, Telegram,
Facebook, or Messenger. It seems
that we are talking about something complicated or very difficult, however, even
we users can create a bot that can help us or others to simulate conversations or
actions of the human being in order to make it easier an action or task that may
be repetitive. Now it has become, in a short time, a fashion that is spreading in
many sectors for its versatility. The reality is that there are many types of bots.
Depending on the situation and our goal, we will choose one or the other. But let’s start from the beginning
and before thinking about how to create a bot, let’s see what a bot is exactly.
KEYWORDS
bot, artificial intelligence (AI), human-computer interaction (HCI)
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