![What the ‘voice-first’ bot revolution means for your digital future](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/maxresdefault-1-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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![What the ‘voice-first’ bot revolution means for your digital future](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/maxresdefault-1-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![5 bots to try this week: Engazify, The Dude, Shakespeare Bot, Mee6, and Aethex](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Shakespeare.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
5 bots to try this week: Engazify, The Dude, Shakespeare Bot, Mee6, and Aethex
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4 chatbot predictions for 2017
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The 7 best chatbots of 2016, by popular vote
![Why bots are not weird anymore](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/awesome.5d6ac162-e1483990570367.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Why bots are not weird anymore
![Why we need pioneers in cognitive computing](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/code-brain.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Why we need pioneers in cognitive computing
![5 super-smart gadgets that debuted at CES 2017](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/synaptics-touch.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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5 super-smart gadgets that debuted at CES 2017
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5 industries ripe for human-machine learning
![Introducing the European Bots Landscape](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Screen-Shot-2017-01-20-at-10.48.26-AM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Introducing the European Bots Landscape
![How to build a better chatbot](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/shutterstock_485725981.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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How to build a better chatbot
![As AI advances, 4 potential risks emerge](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/shutterstock_396578755-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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As AI advances, 4 potential risks emerge
![BotBeat Weekly: This week’s top bot stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat Weekly: This week’s top bot stories
![Wooden Sugr Cube speakers to get Amazon’s Alexa](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sugr-cube.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Wooden Sugr Cube speakers to get Amazon’s Alexa
![4 areas ripe for making money with AI](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/crowdfunding.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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4 areas ripe for making money with AI
![How AI helps marketers invest in the right ads](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/data-focus.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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How AI helps marketers invest in the right ads
![3 questions marketers should ask before investing in AI](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IoT.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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3 questions marketers should ask before investing in AI
![Westworld is full of sex and violence, but the show’s Google Home bot won’t talk about it](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/westworld-main.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Westworld is full of sex and violence, but the show’s Google Home bot won’t talk about it
![4 big problems plaguing chatbots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/shutterstock_497580448.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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4 big problems plaguing chatbots
![The History Channel Alexa skill is getting popular among Echo owners](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/this-day-in-history-alexa-skill.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The History Channel Alexa skill is getting popular among Echo owners
![How AI is enabling the intelligent enterprise](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/AI.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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How AI is enabling the intelligent enterprise
![How WeChat bots are running amok](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wechat-reuters.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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How WeChat bots are running amok
![Football legend Joe Montana invests $250,000 in Blend’s Genie bots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/NFL-Genies.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Football legend Joe Montana invests $250,000 in Blend’s Genie bots
![5 bots to try this week: ChatterOn, MyKAI, Pepper.ai, Music Bot, and Botpress](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Screen-Shot-2017-01-17-at-2.21.16-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
5 bots to try this week: ChatterOn, MyKAI, Pepper.ai, Music Bot, and Botpress
![Chatbots are still missing one important ingredient](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/shutterstock_268954397.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Chatbots are still missing one important ingredient
![Why has PR avoided the chatbot craze?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/who.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Why has PR avoided the chatbot craze?
![How iPhone owners can plan a night out without leaving iMessage](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/imessage-night-out.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How iPhone owners can plan a night out without leaving iMessage
![Telegram CEO says messaging app will add voice calling](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Telegram.jpeg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Telegram CEO says messaging app will add voice calling
![5 ways AI can turbocharge modern marketing](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/shutterstock_390454498.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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5 ways AI can turbocharge modern marketing
![Bots will replace people before they replace apps](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/shutterstock_548271001.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Bots will replace people before they replace apps
![Why Los Angeles made an Alexa skill, and what the city wants to do with it](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/los-angeles.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Why Los Angeles made an Alexa skill, and what the city wants to do with it
![How to make sure the future connected car is secure](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-07-at-5.19.40-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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How to make sure the future connected car is secure
![How I built and launched a personal finance chatbot in 6 months](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mobile-banking.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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How I built and launched a personal finance chatbot in 6 months
![7 highly connected cars you will drive in the future](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nissan.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
7 highly connected cars you will drive in the future
![The impact of machine learning on the customer experience](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/shutterstock_149630039.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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The impact of machine learning on the customer experience
![Why IoT needs AI](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/shutterstock_210753352.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Why IoT needs AI
![Why 2017 will be the year of enterprise bots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/enterprise-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Why 2017 will be the year of enterprise bots
![Bots are not killing apps — bad apps are killing apps](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/shutterstock_338390246.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Bots are not killing apps — bad apps are killing apps
![The time is now to appoint an AI czar](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/shutterstock_529299211.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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The time is now to appoint an AI czar
![3 human speech characteristics that AI is about to destroy](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/shutterstock_135445031.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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3 human speech characteristics that AI is about to destroy
![Betaworks launches Voicecamp startup accelerator around AI assistants and Alexa skills](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/amazon-alexa.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)