What Chatbots Could Do For Social Impact

There are Positive Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Why It Matters

Chatbots and AI-powered virtual assistants are reimagining public engagement in the retail sector. There are also early experiments in the world of social impact. This is a technology that has the potential to boost frontline feedback, improve services, and ameliorate societal ills.

Artificial intelligence and bots are long past the point of being considered science fiction.

 

Theyโ€™re everywhere: that virtual assistant that pops up to answer questions on the website youโ€™re visiting, or the customer service representative that sent an instant message while you were browsing an online store.

 

The chatbotโ€™s questions and answers were calibrated by machine learning and artificial intelligence.

 

In the past few years, Canada has positioned itself as the worldโ€™s next artificial intelligence powerhouse with tech heavyweights such as Google, Facebook, and Microsoftโ€”as well as home-grown entities like Element AI, Vector, and Amiiโ€”opening AI labs across the country.

 

Canada now has one of the most significant concentrations of AI talent anywhere.

 

So, what is the

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