Why your next chatbot should be human-augmented, not AI-augmented

Chatbots hit a hot streak in 2016. It seemed like every week there was a new bot. Many of these bots faded as fast as they came on the scene. Most likely, they weren’t backed up with a proper business model, and many  in the industry overestimated the capacity of chatbot and AI to tackle […]

It’s Like Uber for Tractors, and It Could Change the Game for African Farmers

It’Three minutes into my conversation with Jehiel Oliver, CEO of Hello Tractor, the line goes dead. When I call back, he’s already laughing. “Welcome to West African communication,” he said. “That’ll happen three more times during this call.” He’s right (the third time, thankfully, is the charm), but the difficulty drives home only one of […]

Adding A Funny Form Of Carbon To Silly Putty Creates A Heart Monitor

Adding A Funny Form Of Carbon To Silly Putty Creates A Heart Monitor </div> <li><a href=”http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=504823222″><strong>Transcript</strong></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class=”break-words”>This article originally appeared at: <a href=”http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/09/504823222/adding-a-funny-form-of-carbon-to-silly-putty-creates-a-heart-monitor.”>http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/09/504823222/adding-a-funny-form-of-carbon-to-silly-putty-creates-a-heart-monitor.</a></div> </div>