WORKSHOP: BUILDING AN APPLICATION-SPECIFIC INTELLIGENT ASSISTANT

This is an intensive half-day workshop on the current state of the Intelligent Assistant/Bot market and presents an overview of the options available for developers of company-specific and application-specific intelligent assistants and bots.

Leading suppliers will also be showcasing demonstrations of their products.

Topics covered:

• In-depth description and comparison of the different varieties of intelligent assistants
• How an enterprise can build its own Intelligent Assistant for different channels—ranging from web browsers to mobile apps to home devices to messaging services.
• Hear an in-depth discussion of the available tools and platforms can make the development of a custom intelligent assistant relatively quick and easy.
• Learn the range of options from deep involvement in development to simply specifying business objectives.
• Get beyond the hype to what the technology is really doing, and how a specialized intelligent assistant can be developed without a research effort.
• See first-hand demos of tools, platforms, and technology for building your bot.
• See how vendors’ tools and services work at a detailed level.
• Compare approaches to see how offerings differ.
• Get a detailed feel for what is involved in the task of creating an intelligent assistant for your company.

Speaker: Dr. William Meisel, President, TMA Associates

During the first part of the workshop Bill Meisel will provide an intuitive comparison of differing technical approaches, with a focus on helping a company understand their options, ranging from fairly deep involvement in the process to simply specifying goals to professional service teams or consultants. This material is based on a recently published, comprehensive research report by Meisel including discussions of more than 270 vendors that can either provide a complete intelligent-assistant solution or a component thereof. 

For more information, go to: https://aitrends.com/research-bots/