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Khari Johnson
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Khari writes about bots and artificial intelligence for VentureBeat and lives in San Francisco. Nachos make me happy. I adhere to VentureBeat’s ethics policy.
A Microsoft chatbot is insulting people again, and that’s a good thing

A Microsoft chatbot is insulting people again, and that’s a good thing

Khari Johnson August 31, 2016 4:12 PM
Goldman Sachs: ‘Bots’ is a buzzword

Goldman Sachs: ‘Bots’ is a buzzword

Khari Johnson August 31, 2016 3:42 AM
Amazon, IBM, and other tech giants want to pay you to create bots

Amazon, IBM, and other tech giants want to pay you to create bots

Khari Johnson August 30, 2016 5:20 AM
5 bots to try this week: Angry Shakespeare, Hardwell, Trulia, Dinner Ideas, and TagOpp

5 bots to try this week: Angry Shakespeare, Hardwell, Trulia, Dinner Ideas, and TagOpp

Khari Johnson August 29, 2016 3:19 PM
Why IBM wants you to build bots that talk to each other

Why IBM wants you to build bots that talk to each other

Khari Johnson August 26, 2016 1:55 PM
Niki.ai’s new Messenger bot lets you hail cabs and order snacks in India
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Niki.ai’s new Messenger bot lets you hail cabs and order snacks in India

Khari Johnson August 25, 2016 8:51 PM
How the biggest bot platforms, startups, and investors are working on common tech standards

How the biggest bot platforms, startups, and investors are working on common tech standards

Khari Johnson August 25, 2016 1:03 PM
Polly.ai raises $1.2 million to help companies poll their employees

Polly.ai raises $1.2 million to help companies poll their employees

Khari Johnson August 24, 2016 9:34 AM
Prisma for iOS now works offline

Prisma for iOS now works offline

Khari Johnson August 23, 2016 11:42 AM
5 bots to try this week: BFF Trump, FutureStates, Bits, Sensay, and The Fixer

5 bots to try this week: BFF Trump, FutureStates, Bits, Sensay, and The Fixer

Khari Johnson August 22, 2016 10:31 PM
Amazon to reportedly offer Echo-only streaming music for $5 a month

Amazon to reportedly offer Echo-only streaming music for $5 a month

Khari Johnson August 22, 2016 5:06 PM
Local deals startup Retale launches a Facebook Messenger bot
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Local deals startup Retale launches a Facebook Messenger bot

Khari Johnson August 22, 2016 4:50 AM
Fox News launches a Facebook Messenger bot you can’t talk to

Fox News launches a Facebook Messenger bot you can’t talk to

Khari Johnson August 19, 2016 4:28 PM
Prisma bot and other A.I.-powered photo filters you’ve got to try

Prisma bot and other A.I.-powered photo filters you’ve got to try

Khari Johnson August 19, 2016 4:14 AM
New Pokémon Go bot ‘automates the entire game’

New Pokémon Go bot ‘automates the entire game’

Khari Johnson August 18, 2016 2:15 PM
BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories

BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories

Khari Johnson August 18, 2016 12:32 PM
The bot that beat 170,000 tickets launches in Seattle next week, then San Francisco

The bot that beat 170,000 tickets launches in Seattle next week, then San Francisco

Khari Johnson August 17, 2016 10:11 AM
Sports Illustrated Olympics bots now on Facebook, Slack

Sports Illustrated Olympics bots now on Facebook, Slack

Khari Johnson August 16, 2016 6:33 PM
Ford will make autonomous vehicles without steering wheels by 2021

Ford will make autonomous vehicles without steering wheels by 2021

Khari Johnson August 16, 2016 11:37 AM
Facebook Messenger now lets chatbots send promotions and subscription-based messages

Facebook Messenger now lets chatbots send promotions and subscription-based messages

Khari Johnson August 16, 2016 10:39 AM
5 chatbots worth trying this week: Smart Notes, Jimmie, Machaao, Stay Woke, and Cleo

5 chatbots worth trying this week: Smart Notes, Jimmie, Machaao, Stay Woke, and Cleo

Khari Johnson August 15, 2016 5:47 PM
Why Bill Gates would like Prepathon’s new education chatbots

Why Bill Gates would like Prepathon’s new education chatbots

Khari Johnson August 15, 2016 6:13 AM
Twilio CEO: Trump represents ‘a fascist style of leadership’

Twilio CEO: Trump represents ‘a fascist style of leadership’

Khari Johnson August 12, 2016 3:58 PM
API.ai helps bots on different platforms share machine learning

API.ai helps bots on different platforms share machine learning

Khari Johnson August 11, 2016 3:46 PM
BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories

BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories

Khari Johnson August 11, 2016 9:39 AM
President Obama now has a Facebook Messenger bot

President Obama now has a Facebook Messenger bot

Khari Johnson August 10, 2016 8:00 AM
Marketing platform Boomtrain acquires Nudgespot, will create Boomtrain Messenger

Marketing platform Boomtrain acquires Nudgespot, will create Boomtrain Messenger

Khari Johnson August 10, 2016 2:42 AM
Rhizabot gives salespeople immediate access to deep data
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Rhizabot gives salespeople immediate access to deep data

Khari Johnson August 9, 2016 8:10 AM
Koko raises $2.5 million to put human empathy inside every virtual assistant

Koko raises $2.5 million to put human empathy inside every virtual assistant

Khari Johnson August 8, 2016 10:53 PM
Chat company Smooch raises $7.6 million

Chat company Smooch raises $7.6 million

Khari Johnson August 8, 2016 10:00 AM
Slack Fund-backed Awesome.ai shuts down

Slack Fund-backed Awesome.ai shuts down

Khari Johnson August 8, 2016 9:51 AM
BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories

BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories

Khari Johnson August 4, 2016 12:19 PM
Trulia Facebook Messenger bot can find you an apartment to rent

Trulia Facebook Messenger bot can find you an apartment to rent

Khari Johnson August 4, 2016 6:00 AM
Nucleus touchscreen intercom is now for sale, featuring Alexa

Nucleus touchscreen intercom is now for sale, featuring Alexa

Khari Johnson August 4, 2016 5:00 AM
Skype taps StubHub and IFTTT to create chatbots for ticket sales and IoT

Skype taps StubHub and IFTTT to create chatbots for ticket sales and IoT

Khari Johnson August 3, 2016 12:43 PM
Kik has stockpiled more than 20,000 bots in the chat platform ‘arms race’

Kik has stockpiled more than 20,000 bots in the chat platform ‘arms race’

Khari Johnson August 3, 2016 9:00 AM
These 5 chatbots have saved people more than $10 million

These 5 chatbots have saved people more than $10 million

Khari Johnson August 2, 2016 5:03 PM
AskRio2016 helps Olympic Games fans get around Rio

AskRio2016 helps Olympic Games fans get around Rio

Khari Johnson August 2, 2016 5:20 AM
This interracial dating app is about more than love

This interracial dating app is about more than love

Khari Johnson August 1, 2016 11:20 AM
Personal finance bot Trim says it’s saved users $6 million — and counting

Personal finance bot Trim says it’s saved users $6 million — and counting

Khari Johnson July 31, 2016 3:30 AM
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