Creating Better NPCs
Instead try searching for "chatbot creator". The term "chatbot" has different scope from "NPC". At one end, it covers virtual assistants for websites and smartphones – from IKEA's Anna to Apple's Siri. At the other is the more academic challenge of the …
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Boot up: Google v ODF, Pentagon still likes BB, the 0 TV remote, and more
The result is the Twitter chatbot @AI_AGW. Its operation is fairly simple: Every five minutes, it searches twitter for several hundred set phrases that tend to correspond to any of the usual tired arguments about how global warming isn't happening or …
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Wonkbook: Looks like there won't be a shutdown
The bills require background checks for private and online gun sales and ban ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds.” Aaron Blake in The Washington Post. The link you're going to send to everyone right now interlude: The Awkward Chatbot.
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