Preface |
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2 | (2) |
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The Bot Revolution and Evolution |
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4 | (3) |
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7 | (1) |
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Not All Bots Are Born the Same |
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8 | (1) |
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Personal Versus Team Bots |
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9 | (1) |
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Super Bots Versus Domain-Specific Bots |
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10 | (2) |
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Business Bots Versus Consumer Bots |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (2) |
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Net New Bots Versus Integrations Exposing Legacy Systems |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Major Platforms |
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The Business Bot Platform: Slack |
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19 | (1) |
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The Consumer Bot Platform: Facebook Messenger |
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20 | (1) |
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The Voice Bot Platform: Alexa |
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21 | (1) |
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The Teens' Bot Platform: Kik |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (4) |
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27 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Major Use Cases |
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29 | (10) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (2) |
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Productivity and Coaching |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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Bots as Routers Between Humans |
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33 | (1) |
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Customer Service and FAQ Bots |
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34 | (1) |
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Third-Party Integration Bots |
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35 | (1) |
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Games and Entertainment Bots |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (8) |
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40 | (4) |
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Core Purpose and Functionality |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Branding, Personality, and Human Involvement |
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47 | (22) |
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47 | (7) |
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54 | (9) |
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63 | (4) |
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67 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Artificial Intelligence |
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69 | (10) |
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Natural Language Understanding |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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Image Recognition/Computer Vision |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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When to Use Artificial Intelligence |
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76 | (1) |
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Not Using Artificial Intelligence |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 The Conversation |
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79 | (58) |
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80 | (9) |
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89 | (16) |
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105 | (6) |
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Priming the User to Give the Right Information |
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111 | (2) |
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Acknowledgment and Confirmation |
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113 | (3) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (4) |
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Team Versus Private Interactions |
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121 | (5) |
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126 | (6) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (3) |
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Chapter 9 Rich Interactions |
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137 | (42) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (4) |
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145 | (13) |
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158 | (7) |
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165 | (4) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (1) |
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Connecting It All Together |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Context and Memory |
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179 | (12) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (7) |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Bot Discovery and Installation |
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191 | (8) |
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191 | (3) |
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194 | (1) |
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Direct Installation Links |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 Engagement Methods |
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199 | (10) |
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200 | (6) |
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Ongoing Engagement Points |
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206 | (2) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (12) |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (1) |
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Data---Analytics and Market Research |
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213 | (1) |
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Selling Goods and Services |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (3) |
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When Should You Start Charging Users? |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 Design Process Overview |
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221 | (2) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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Chapter 15 Use Case Definition and Exploration |
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223 | (10) |
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225 | (4) |
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229 | (4) |
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Chapter 16 Conversation Scripting |
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233 | (24) |
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233 | (7) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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Scripting Sample Bot Outputs |
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241 | (16) |
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Chapter 17 Designing and Testing |
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257 | (28) |
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Designing VacationBot for Facebook Messenger with Botsociety |
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257 | (9) |
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Designing PTOBot for Slack with Walkie |
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266 | (11) |
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277 | (8) |
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Chapter 18 Bot Building Overview |
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285 | (10) |
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285 | (1) |
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Bot Building Technologies |
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286 | (7) |
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293 | (2) |
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Chapter 19 Analytics and Continuous Improvement |
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295 | (12) |
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How Do Bot Analytics Work? |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (1) |
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Insights from Analytics Solutions |
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298 | (5) |
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303 | (4) |
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Chapter 20 To Infinity and Beyond---The Future of Bots |
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307 | (10) |
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Future Trends in Bot Platforms |
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307 | (3) |
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310 | (4) |
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Will Bots and AI Eat the World? |
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314 | (1) |
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Bots in Every Part of Our Lives |
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315 | (2) |
Index |
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