9 Questions To Help Define Your Chatbot Project Scope [2022 Update]
Defining Your Chatbot Project Scope The initial discovery and planning stages are where the seeds of a successful chatbot and voice assistant are sown. Chatbot projects come in all shapes and sizes. We receive many inquiries from customers about their conversational ai project ideas. Some have already spent a lot of time considering their project…
Read MoreHow Much Does it Cost To Build a Chatbot in 2022?
Like most software projects the chatbot cost really depends on the scale and complexity of the project. These requirements will govern the effort involved in building your perfect automated assistant and the ongoing effort required to keep it running smoothly. Let’s take a look at some of the governing factors in how much your chatbot…
Read More6 Tips to Ensure Your Chatbot is GDPR Compliant
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force and was fully operational as of May 25th 2018. You can read all about it here. The new regulations brought a series of changes and improvements while strengthening the current regulatory framework. The GDPR applies to any website or mobile application collecting data from EU residents and that…
Read MoreWhat Makes a Successful Chatbot Project?
Your Chatbot Project In this article we will show how we can carry out your successful chatbot project at The Bot forge. We’ll share a few things we’ve learned from building chatbots. We’ll look at messaging platforms, voice interfaces and the importance of conversation design. Giving you a walk through of how your chatbot project…
Read More10 Questions To Ask When Planning a Chatbot Project
Planning the best chatbot Congratulations you’ve had that lightbulb moment and you have an idea to create the best chatbot, or maybe you’ve heard so much about chatbots lately you feel you should explore the idea of using one for your company. If you want to read more about how a chatbot can help your company…
Read MoreBuilding a Chatbot Using Amazon Lex
What is Amazon Lex Amazon Lex is a service by AWS for building conversational interfaces into any application using voice and text. Lex has quickly become popular among chatbots enthusiasts looking to leverage the technology which powers Alexa. Users can be up and running within minutes with no upfront costs. Amazon Lex has been in…
Read More6 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Developing a Chatbot
We are experts in developing chatbots so we know If you are looking to streamline certain operations of your business, developing a chatbot is a great way to go about it. After all, you can use technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) so that it can follow different types of…
Read MoreBuckinghamshire Business Festival Sponsor 2021
We are proud to be a Buckinghamshire Business Festival sponsor this year We are proud to be sponsoring the 2021 Buckinghamshire Business Festival, running from April 19th – 30th. The festival has been organised by Buckinghamshire Business First, with a packed schedule of events and opportunities to make new connections across the two weeks. Look…
Read MoreA Guide to Conversational IVR
So what is conversational IVR (Interactive Voice Response) and why should businesses care. According to Forrester Research, customers expect easy and effective customer service that builds positive emotional connections every time they interact with a brand or organization. For businesses improving their organization’s customer experience is a high priority. Additionally, 40% of surveyed business leaders…
Read MoreThe Bot Forge Named UK Industry Leader
The Bot Forge named the leading chatbot and voice assistant agency in the UK by Clutch Artificial Intelligence is a staple plot device in the sci-fi genre, often featured in a negative light. But in reality, predictive software improves the quality of life and leverages businesses to be more efficient and agile. No doubt AI…
Read MoreYouTube Adds Voice Search & Commands
YouTube uses voice search technology to augment it’s website user interface. We covered this concept briefly in our What Can We Expect From Conversational AI In 2021 post. One of our predictions for 2021 was the rise in the popularity of adding voice capabilities to software products. Specifically leveraging this sort of technology in touch…
Read MoreWhat Can We Expect From Conversational AI in 2021?
The use of conversational AI will continue to rise Yes we are going to see continued growth in conversational AI in 2021. It’s predicted that 1.4 billion people will use chatbots on a regular basis with $5 billion projected to be invested in chatbots by 2021. Voice assistant use will also grow. The use of…
Read MoreDialogflow CX Now Has a Free Trial
It was pretty exciting when Dialogflow CX was announced back in September 2020. We talked about it briefly here. However, Dialogflow CX can be pricey because it’s based on the edition and the requests made during the month (a request being a call to the DF service via an API call or by using the…
Read MoreEnterprise AI Chatbot Integrations
The chatbots we create at The Bot Forge can do anything. We talk a lot about the chatbots themselves, NLP, Entities, Sentiment Analysis, Machine Learning, Training; all the good stuff which we leverage to make the optimum chat experience for our clients However, sometimes we don’t cover what goes on under the hood to ensure…
Read MoreDiscover The Benefits of a WhatsApp Chatbot
Creating a WhatsApp Chatbot with Twilio & Dialogflow: In this article, I’m going to cover WhatsApp business and dive into creating a WhatsApp chatbot. Why is WhatsApp So Important? It’s official, WhatsApp has one or two users… yes, that’s the understatement of the year! In fact, WhatsApp has 1.5 billion users from 180 countries, which…
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