Facebook’s new chatbot, “Blender” has sent the world of chatbots into a tizzy. FB claims its new open-source chatbot is “the best in the world.” One reason for this claim is that Blender is designed to handle conversation on any subject & show empathy when interacting with humans.
Facebook unveils ‘human-like’ chatbot – BBC
Facebook has launched a new chatbot that it claims is able to demonstrate empathy, knowledge and personality. “Blender” was trained using available public domain conversations which included 1.5 billion examples of human exchanges. The social media giant said 49% of people preferred interactions with the chatbot, compared with another human.
Link: Facebook unveils ‘human-like’ chatbot
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