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Ten months ago, I made a digital clone of myself. Now, she’s back.

Ten months ago, I made a digital clone of myself. Now, she’s back.

I created a simple scripted ‘mebot’ last year dubbed SandiMacBot, that allowed you to have a conversation with a bot version of me. She…
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Sandi MacPherson
Why did the founder of a $2.0B tech co build this bot? He wanted it for himself

Why did the founder of a $2.0B tech co build this bot? He wanted it for himself

Know what information you need, but don’t want to go through the hassle of all the manual research to get it? That’s one of the core…
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Sandi MacPherson
How Twitter bots paved the way for today’s chatbots

How Twitter bots paved the way for today’s chatbots

This week, we’re taking a bit of a detour — more like a rewind — in the Tuesday Bot Teardown series. I was chatting with Stefan Bohacek (of…
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Sandi MacPherson
Is the election confusing you? This little bot will clear things up

Is the election confusing you? This little bot will clear things up

As a Canadian in the valley, I’ve been trying to keep up with the current election, while also learning about the US political system. I’ll…
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Sandi MacPherson
How to make a context-aware bot: Foursquare’s big bet on Marsbot

How to make a context-aware bot: Foursquare’s big bet on Marsbot

I’ve lived in Oakland for the past 2 years. Whenever I spend time in SF, a lot of the places are new to me — new neighborhoods, new bars…
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Sandi MacPherson
How I came to love an annoying millennial: Bots are people too

How I came to love an annoying millennial: Bots are people too

Compared to the never-ending abyss of “do sh*t for me” bots, Jessie stands alone. A fully developed character that you can interact with…
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Sandi MacPherson
How to get teams addicted to your Slack bot: A teardown of Howdy

How to get teams addicted to your Slack bot: A teardown of Howdy

Howdy is a friendly Slack bot that runs your team’s meetings. Howdy was early to the Slack platform, and has many (well deserved!) fans…
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Sandi MacPherson
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